Charlotte police officer arrested on allegations of harassment in Rock Hill
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer has been arrested in Lincoln County on allegations of harassment in Rock Hill, S.C., police said.
Officer Dylan Lineberger is awaiting extradition to South Carolina for a first-degree harassment charge, according to a news release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and Capt. Brent Allmon of the Rock Hill Police Department.
Lincoln County deputies arrested him Tuesday after a traffic stop.
Rock Hill police said several vehicles were vandalized on Grady Drive on Oct. 22, then the same victim reported harassment on Oct. 24, Allmon said. Rock Hill police issued a warrant for Lineberger’s arrest the next day on Oct. 25, according to Allmon and a statement from Rock Hill police.
Rock Hill is about 25 miles south of Charlotte.
Because Lineberger was arrested in North Carolina, he must be extradited to South Carolina to be served the warrant.
The Rock Hill police incident reports were not available Tuesday afternoon.
Pending an internal affairs investigation, Lineberger is on administrative leave at CMPD. He’s been an employee since 2016 and works in the Central Division.
“I am tremendously disappointed to learn of the arrest of Officer Lineberger,” CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings said in a statement. “Any time an officer is arrested, it shakes the public’s confidence in law enforcement and erodes trust in policing. We work daily to improve relationships with the community and will continue to do so. We have high expectations for our men and women in uniform, but when our officers are not at work, we expect them to abide by the same laws they are sworn to uphold.”
This story was originally published October 29, 2024 at 6:27 PM with the headline "Charlotte police officer arrested on allegations of harassment in Rock Hill."