An employee with the Collin County Sheriff's Office has been placed on an unpaid suspension after he was arrested on a family violence charge in mid-February.
Stephen Smart was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 14, after investigators said they responded to a local high school about a child making an outcry regarding physical abuse.
During the investigation, the sheriff's office said authorities secured a warrant for Smart's arrest and took him into custody. Booking records show that Smart was released the next day.
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The investigation is still ongoing.
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