Charges filed against two Missouri men in incident that killed ISP Trooper Aaron Smith

Friday, June 30, 2023 at 4:44 AM

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Preliminary charges have been filed in the incident that resulted in the death of Indiana State Police Trooper Aaron Smith on Wednesday.

Eddie P. Jones, Jr., 18 of Sikeston, Missouri, was driving the stolen 2016 Chevrolet Traverse. He has been preliminarily charged with murder.

A passenger, DeMareon L. Curry, 19, also from Sikeston, Missouri, has been preliminarily charged with auto theft, Level 5 felony.

The third passenger, a 15-year-old female, who was listed as a missing person from Missouri will be turned over to authorities from that state. She is not being charged in the trooper’s death.

According to Indiana State Police, INDOT video shows the suspect vehicle swerve at Trooper Aaron Smith as he attempted to deploy stop sticks in the vehicle’s path. The suspects crashed the SUV after colliding with Smith.

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