ANDREWS, Texas—An Andrews Police Department officer assigned to the school resource division has been arrested and charged with Injury to a Child, a first-degree felony. The officer was identified as Micah Caleb Smyth, and the incident did not involve a student.
The investigation began on August 21, when the Andrews County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a possible child abuse case within its jurisdiction. After the initial investigation revealed an Andrews Police Department officer was a person of interest, the Sheriff’s Office contacted the Texas Rangers to take over the case. The Andrews Police Department worked with both agencies during the investigation.
Smyth was taken into custody by the Texas Rangers in Lubbock, Texas. He has since been placed on administrative leave…