AG Alan Wilson announces Hampton County grand jury has indicted Alex Murdaugh and Curtis Smith

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that the Hampton County Grand Jury issued indictments of Richard Alexander Murdaugh for the following offenses:

• 2021-GS-25-00394 Conspiracy (0-5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000),
• 2021-GS-25-00478  False Claim for Payment, $10,000 or more (0-10 years and/or a fine of not more than $5,000), and
• 2021-GS-25-00395 Filing a False Police Report (0-5 years and/or a fine of not more than $1,000).

The Hampton County Grand Jury also issued the following indictments of Curtis Edward Smith today:

• 2021-GS-25-00397 Pointing and Presenting a Firearm (0-5 years or a fine in the discretion of the court),
• 2021-GS-25-00399  Conspiracy (0-5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000),
• 2021-GS-25-00400 Assisted Suicide (0-15 years and/or a fine of not more than $100,000),
• 2021-GS-25-00401 Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature (0-20 years), and
• 2021-GS-25-00479 False Claim for Payment, $10,000 or more (0-10 years and/or a fine of not more than $5,000).

Attorney General Wilson cautioned that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are found guilty in a court of law.

You can read the indictments here.