Prosecutors have postponed the case against a Smithfield police captain charged with passing a stopped school bus.

Capt. Bruce Gentry was due in court Tuesday, but the case likely won't be resolved in court until March or April, District Attorney Susan Doyle said.

Doyle said she's asked an outside prosecutor from the Greenville area to take over the case, since Gentry is a local officer.

The Greenville prosecutor is coordinating with witnesses and hasn't yet set a date for Gentry's hearing, Doyle said.