A Veterans Affairs police officer has been
arrested in connection with his wife's death,
VA officials confirmed today, Oct. 31.
Donald Pickney of Woodworth is charged
with second-degree murder in connection
with the killing of his wife, Chanda White
Pickney, 33, according to the Rapides
Parish Sheriff's Office. He also faces
charges of second-degree battery and
false imprisonment.
Chanda Pickney worked as a physician's
assistant in the mental health department
of the Alexandria VA Medical Center in
Pineville, spokesman Gerald DeWorth said
in a statement issued by the hospital. She
was not identified in the statement, but the
Sheriff's Office later identified her.
"She was an asset to this medical center
and will be missed by our staff and her
patients," the statement said. "Our
condolences go out to her family and
friends."
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