A South Carolina man has been arrested on charges of 'assisted suicide' and fraud in the shooting of lawyer Alex Murdaugh earlier this month, authorities say.
Smith was charged with assisted suicide, assault and battery of a high aggravated nature, pointing and presenting a firearm, insurance fraud, and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, the law enforcement division, SLED, said Tuesday night.
It said that Smith, of Colleton County, was also arrested on charges of distribution of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana and that additional charges were expected. Smith was being held in jail Tuesday night, officials said. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.resigned from his job at a law firm to enter rehab
. He said he"made a lot of decisions that I truly regret" and that the murders of his wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult period The law firm said that Murdaugh only resigned after the partners discovered he had allegedly misappropriated funds. On Monday, South Carolina law officials announced that it was looking into
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