The alleged mistress of former Harris County Constable Precinct 4 LaMarcus Smith has been charged with conspiring with Smith to impersonate her husband and adjust information on his life insurance policy.
In court records obtained by KPRC 2, the mistress was identified as Bre-Andra Walker.
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She has now been charged with fraud by possession of identifying information related to a phone call with a life insurance provider, in which Smith pretended to be her husband in order to adjust the husband’s policy without his knowledge.
The offense date listed in court records is Feb. 5, 2024—the same day previous court records have identified as when the insurance company said the call occurred.
In November of 2025, Smith was charged with the murder of his wife, Laura Smith, in the couple’s Richmond home. Laura was an elementary school educator in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.
He has also been charged with fraud related to his role in the same insurance phone call, as well as solicitation to commit capital murder for remuneration, regarding an investigation around the same woman’s husband.
Authorities have released images of evidence from the affair between Smith and Walker, including the couple getting matching tattoos, Smith taking a picture of Walker with an engagement ring, and numerous phone calls.
Background of the investigation
According to documents, investigators were called to the Smith residence on May 27, 2024, after Laura Smith’s sister requested a welfare check when she had not responded to phone calls for approximately 12 hours.
Laura was found lying on a bed, covered in blood, with a dumbbell weight on her left arm.
Later that day, Smith voluntarily went to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office to speak with investigators and was not under arrest at the time. He told detectives he had spent the night at another woman’s home after leaving work on May 25 and said he briefly returned home late on May 26 before leaving again around 3:15 a.m. to report early for a second job. Smith also consented to a search of his phone.
Investigators later alleged they uncovered evidence of an extramarital relationship, including matching tattoos, an engagement ring, extensive phone communications and insurance-related activity involving the woman Smith described as a “female friend.”
Authorities also allege Smith impersonated that woman’s husband during a recorded call with an insurance provider, using the man’s personal identifying information to access and alter policy details.
Smith maintains innocence
While jailed in Fort Bend County, Smith has denied killing his wife.
In a handwritten letter obtained by KPRC 2 and verified by the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office, Smith claimed investigators charged him despite evidence he says supports his alibi.
He also raised questions about alleged forensic evidence and the timing of his arrest, which came more than a year and a half after Laura Smith’s death.
Court records reviewed by KPRC 2 have not independently verified several of the claims made in Smith’s letter.
Gag order issued in case
On Dec. 30, 2025, a judge granted the defense’s request for a gag order covering both Smith and the mistress’ husband, who is listed as the complainant in the fraud case.
The gag order came after the mistress’ husband gave an interview with a local news station, which Smith’s attorneys argued “taint[ed] the potential jury pool” by outwardly identifying Smith “without the benefits of trial and cross-examination.”
The gag order also mentions Smith’s handwritten letter to KPRC 2, claiming that the letter was sent “without prior approval of counsel” and was sent in an effort to respond to the public accusations made by the mistress’ husband.
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After receiving the letter, KPRC 2’s Michael Horton received approval from Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office to speak with Smith virtually. After the interview was scheduled, Mike Diaz, Smith’s lead attorney, requested it be postponed to a later date.
The order restricts public statements from both parties as the case proceeds.
KPRC 2 will continue to follow this case and provide updates as new information becomes available.