The designation means Jeffrey Smith’s family is eligible for federal benefits.
Smith’s death as having occurred in the line of duty, which allowed Erin Smith to receive a full pension.Her attorney, David Weber, said the federal decision means Erin Smith is now entitled to $370,000, as well as other educational benefits. A representative for the Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Weber called on the White House and Secretary of the Army to allow Smith to be interred next to U.S.
“It is time to remove the stigma suffered by Mrs. Smith and all the future widows and widowers who have lost their loved ones to their law enforcement duties,” said Weber, who is also a forensics professor at Salisbury University, in a statement.Representatives for the White House, Arlington National Cemetery and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday evening.
The Thursday ruling was at least the second time the Justice Department has granted line-of-duty designation to an officer who died by suicide after the Jan. 6 riot. Last year, the departmentor call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
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