Trial date set for man accused in deadly ambush of New Mexico State Police officer

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Marion man accused in March of setting a deadly roadside ambush that claimed the life of a New Mexico State Police officer is set for trial later this month, federal court records show.

Jury selection in the case of 33-year-old Jaremy Smith will begin at 9 a.m. on Oct. 21 in U.S. District Court’s Albuquerque division, according to an order signed Wednesday by Judge James O. Browning.

Smith’s trial has been delayed three times since the original June 10 date. He’s accused in the death of Ofc. Justin Hare along Interstate 40 west of Tucumcari on March 15…

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