SOCASTEE, S.C. (WBTW) — The federal trial of a Marion man accused of killing a New Mexico State Police officer in March has been postponed, with no new date set. Jury selection in the case of 33-year-old Jaremy Smith was slated to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in U.S. District Court’s Albuquerque division. A clerk […]
SOCASTEE, S.C. (WBTW) — The federal trial of a Marion man accused of killing a New Mexico State Police officer in March has been postponed, with no new date set.
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Jury selection in the case of 33-year-old Jaremy Smith was slated to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in U.S. District Court’s Albuquerque division. A clerk told WBTW News13 the trial has not begun and that all other information was sealed.
The clerk said no new court date has been set.
Smith’s trial has been delayed three times since an original June 10 date. He’s accused in the death of Ofc. Justin Hare along Interstate 40 west of Tucumcari on March 15.
He’s accused in the roadside killing of Ofc. Justin Hare along Interstate 40 west of Tucumcari on March 15.
Hare pulled over to help Smith who was stranded along the highway when Smith shot him, according to court documents. Smith then fled in Hare’s police unit and crashed it.
Smith is charged with carjacking resulting in death and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
In August, attorneys said Smith’s case involves 20,000 pages of discovery including law enforcement reports, photographs, videos, phone records, GPS data and other material.
If convicted, Smith won’t face the death penalty.
Smith also faces 17 charges related to the death of Phonesia Machado-Fore, a Pee Dee paramedic whose body was found March 15 outside of Lake View in Dillon County.
Officials say he was driving Machado-Fore’s white BMW when Hare stopped to help him.