US EditionDeath Penalty Sought for Man Accused of Killing NMSP Officer
Jaremy Smith faces federal death penalty for kidnapping and killing paramedic Phonesia Machado-Fore, charged with multiple counts including carjacking and firearm use.
- On Feb. 26, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina filed notice to seek the death penalty against Jaremy Alexander Smith, 35, and scheduled his arraignment in Florence federal court at 2:30 p.m.
- On March 13, 2024, prosecutors say Smith entered Phonesia Machado-Fore's Marion home, kidnapped her, and killed her near Nichols; her body was found two days later in Dillon County.
- He pleaded guilty to killing New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare on March 15, 2024, and was sentenced to life in prison in April 2025 for that killing.
- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi authorized the District of South Carolina to pursue capital punishment; the indictment lists kidnapping resulting in death, carjacking resulting in death, and firearm offenses tied to Florence County paramedic Phonesia Machado-Fore's death.
- After the killing, prosecutors say Smith stole firearms from Machado-Fore's home and later sold them; he was arrested in Albuquerque, New Mexico after a two-day manhunt, while Marion County EMS paid tribute.
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Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty against man charged in paramedic's killing who killed New Mexico State Police officer
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) -- Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a Marion man accused of killing a Pee Dee paramedic during a violent March 2024 crime spree, according to a court filing. Jaremy Smith is already serving a life sentence for killing New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare. He was indicted by [...]
SC federal prosecutor seeks death penalty for first time since commutations
U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling, pictured at the U.S. attorney's office in Columbia, S.C., on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, is seeking the death penalty in a kidnapping and murder case out of Marion County. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — The state’s top federal prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for a man charged with kidnapping and killing a paramedic, South Carolina’s U.S. attorney announced Wednesday. This would mark the first…
Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty against man charged in South Carolina paramedic's killing
Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a South Carolina paramedic during a violent March 2024 crime spree, according to a court filing.
South Carolina getting federal death penalty case for Marion man accused of murdering EMS worker
The U.S. government will seek the death penalty for the Marion man accused of kidnapping and killing EMS worker Phonesia Machado-Fore in 2024 if convicted on new federal charges.
Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty against South Carolina man charged in paramedic's killing
FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) -- Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a Marion man accused of killing a Pee Dee paramedic during a violent March 2024 crime spree, according to a court filing. Jaremy Smith is already serving a life sentence for killing New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare. He was indicted by [...]
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