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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR

THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

UG

202015

SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION

U

S DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MO

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

CAPE

GIRARDEAU

)

Plaintiff, )

) Case No.

vs.

)

)

1 15CR00103AGF/ACL

TIMMIE L. SMITH,

)

MARKEL A. ESKRIDGE, and

)

EUGENE PICKENS

)

Title

18

U.S.C. 659

) Title 18

U.S.c.

2312

Defendant.

)

INDI TMENT

COUNT I

THE

GRAND

JURy

CHARGES THAT:

On

or

about July 26-27,2015,

in

New

Madrid County, within the Southeastern Division

of

the Eastern District

of

Missouri, and elsewhere, the defendants,

JIMMIE L. SMITH,

MARKEL

A

ESKRIDGE,

nd

EUGENE PICKENS,

aided and abetted by each other, unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly, and with the intent to

convert t their own use, did steal, take and carry away from S J Potashnick Transportation, Inc.,

in

Sikeston, Missouri, goods and chattels

of

a value

in

excess

of

1000.00, that is, a trailer loaded

with Procter

&

Gamble Co. paper products, including several hundred boxes

of

Charmin brand

toilet paper, which were moving as, were part of, and constituted

an

interstate shipment

of

freight

and express from Procter Gamble Co. in the State

of

Missouri to Oklahoma City, Oldahoma.

In violation

of

Title 18, United States Code, 659.

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THE GRAND JURY FURTHER CHARGES THAT:

On or about July 26-27,2015, in New Madrid County, within the Southeastern Division of

the Eastern District ofMissouri, and elsewhere, the defendants,

JIMMIE

L

SMITH and

MARKEL A. ESKRIDGE

aided and abetted by each other, did unlawfully transport n interstate commerce a stolen motor

vehicle, that is, a 2008 International Harvester Tractor Truck (semi-truck), from the State of

Tennessee to the State ofMissouri, knowing the same to

e

stolen.

In violation ofTitle 18, United States Code, 2312.

A TRUE BILL.

FOREPERSON

RICHARD G CALLAHAN

United States Attorney

John N. Koester, Jr., 52177

Assistant United States Attorney

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