Plea deal for man accused of killing state trooper
DANVILLE, Ind. (WIBC/WISH) — With a plea deal reached, a Hendricks County trial for a Missouri man accused of killing an Indiana State Police trooper ended abruptly Friday on its third day.
Eddie Jones, 20, of Sikeston, Missouri, was initially charged with murder, resisting law enforcement, and auto theft in the killing of Trooper Aaron Smith during a high-speed chase in the summer of 2023.
As part of the agreement, prosecutors dropped the initial and most serious charge of murder. Jones agreed to plea guilty to several charges: resisting law enforcement cause death, attempted aggravated battery, and attempted battery with a deadly weapon…