August 13, 2020
With the
help of valuable information received from the community, the Richmond Police
Department has arrested an individual and charged him with several crimes
committed during a night of rioting last month in the city.
Lucas
Couturier has been charged with two crimes that occurred during the riot of
July, 25th:
- Misdemeanor Arson
- Felony Conspiracy to Commit a Riot
The
Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department has also charged Couturier
with several crimes committed on the VCU campus that same night.
At
approximately 4:30 p.m., yesterday, August 12th, detectives with the
RPD’s Civil Unrest Taskforce and officers with 1st Precinct’s Focus
Mission Team served a search warrant at an apartment in the 600 block of Hull
Street. Couturier was located inside the residence and taken into custody at
that time.
Anyone with
information to share about the riots may contact Crime Stoppers at (804)
780-1000 or with the P3 smartphone app. Both methods are anonymous.
Lucas Couturier
