Prosecutors Charge South Carolina Man With Carjacking and Killing of New Mexico Officer

U.S. Attorney for the district of New Mexico Alexander Uballez (C) announces charges against a South Carolina man accused of killing a New Mexico police officer, during a news conference In Albuquerque, N.M., on March 22, 2024. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Photo

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A South Carolina man has been charged with two federal counts stemming from the killing of a New Mexico state police officer, federal and state prosecutors announced Friday.

An unsealed criminal complaint charges Jaremy Smith, 33, with two counts: carjacking resulting in death and discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.