Lucas is accused of conspiracy to commit crime and vandalism to a monument in excess of $ 1,000, spokesman Col. Marvin Waters to CNN. She was released Tuesday afternoon on a tape for personal recognition, Waters added, meaning the senator does not have to post bail.
Lucas is one of 14 people charged as a result of an incident in June that led to “life threatening” and “permanent injury” of a man, police announced earlier. All but one of the individuals who are prosecutors have turned themselves in and have been released on bans with personal recognition, Waters said.
Among the accused were a Portsmouth school board member, local members of the NAACP chapter, and three public defenders.
Lucas’ lawyer Don Scott Jr. said she attended the demonstration early in the afternoon of a Confederate monument and stayed “no longer than 30 minutes.”
According to Scott, the Portsmouth Police Department “walked a long way” through the Commonwealth attorney’s office when it searched the arresting companies, noting that Lucas’ arrest warrant was filed just a day before she returned to Richmond to presiding over the First Chamber.
“The very way this investigation was conducted is indicating how things would happen in a third world country like kangaroo court,” he said.
However, the bureau said it had not yet received any investigative findings from Portsmouth Police required to make a decision on whether any of the 14 people charged Monday will be formally charged.
CNN has reached out to the Portsmouth Police Department for further comment on why these results have not yet been released.
Stephanie Morales, the city council’s attorney, was also named as a witness in the probable cause of the police department, which presents a possible conflict of interest, the bureau noted in the release.
“When served with a summons, it is the intent of our office to file a motion to terminate the summons because Mrs. Morales was not on the scene to be a witness for any of the aforementioned matters,” said it.
Scott said he believes Lucas’ next court appearance will be on Sept. 4, when a trial date will be set. He added that Lucas himself “more than likely” will not appear because of her legislative duties.
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