Three accused of posing as police in Smyrna home invasion

Three men are charged with invading the home of a Smyrna woman while impersonating police officers on Nov. 21, 2025, at 3 p.m.

Darrius Lynn Hopkins of Rogersville, Tennessee; David Ashton Shepard of Morristown, Tennessee; and Destin Allen Potter, residence unknown, are all charged in the incident, which took place at 2428 Hadlow Lane in Smyrna, according to arrest warrants from the Cobb County Police Department.

The men, while armed, posed as law enforcement officers and unlawfully entered the woman’s home. The men had made a fictitious search warrant representing Cobb County and served it to the victim. While inside, they directed the woman to sit in her living room and did not allow her to move freely in her home. She was told that as long as she complied, she would not be hurt, according to the warrants…

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