On November 24, 2021, at approximately 6:00 a.m., Alamance County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Glen Todd Smith Jr., for burglary and larceny of a motor vehicle. Once arrested, Mr. Smith was taken to the Alamance County Detention Center where he was served his warrants and turned over to the custody of staff at the Detention Center.
During booking, Mr. Smith was placed in a holding cell. A female sergeant walked into the cell to have the phone turned on so that he could attempt to call friends and family in order make bond. While the phone was being activated, the sergeant picked up the receiver, and Mr. Smith slammed her head into the concrete wall. She fell to the ground, and he exited the cell and shut the door, locking the officer inside.
Mr. Smith then went towards the exit of the detention center and was ordered by a lieutenant to stop. He then proceeded to run away and was caught near the exit door where he broke a plastic mail bin over the lieutenant’s head and then struck the officer in the head. Officers were then able to secure Mr. Smith.
The female sergeant was treated for her injuries at the Kernodle Clinic, and the lieutenant sustained minor scratches from the incident.
The District Attorney’s Office assisted with the investigation, and Mr. Smith was charged with the following:
- (F) 1ct – First Degree Kidnapping
- (F) 1ct – Assault on Detention Employee Inflicting Serious Injury
- (F) 1ct – Malicious Conduct by Prisoner
- (M) 1ct – Misdemeanor Escape Local Jail
- (M) 1ct – Assault on Government Official
- (M) 1ct – Injury to Personal Property
Investigators also served two additional outstanding warrants for:
- Failure to appear (M) 1ct – Probation Violation
- Failure to appear (M) 1ct – DV Protective Order Violation
Mr. Smith was given a $103,000 secured bond and had his first appearance on November 24, 2021. The District Attorney’s Office will be sending this case to Grand Jury on November 29, 2021. During his first appearance, Mr. Smith’s bond was increased to $305,000 secured.
