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Cpl. Christopher Kent
Paschal, age 37, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, at the Bristol
Regional Medical Center.
Cpl. Paschal was involved in an
off duty motor vehicle accident on Friday, January 2, 2009 and
succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.
Chris was a dedicated
police officer who started as a road officer and became a K-9 officer.
He was also a member of the Smyth County Sheriff's Office Dive Team &
Emergency Response Team (SERT). In 2007, he and his K-9 partner, Ben, graduated
from the Virginia State Police/Southwest Law Enforcement Academy's
Narcotics & Dog Handling School.
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