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FILED
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
TIMMIE L. SMITH,
MARKEL A. ESKRIDGE, and
EUGENE PICKENS
Defendant.

AUG 202015
U. S. DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MO
CAPE GIRARDEAU

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1:15CR00103AGF/ACL
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) Title 18 U.S.C. 659
) Title 18 U.S.c. 2312
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INDICTMENT

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, and
EUGENE PICKENS,
aided and abetted by each other, unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly, and with the intent to
convert to 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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COUNT II
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 of Missouri, and elsewhere, the defendants,
JIMMIE L. SMITH and

MARKEL A. ESKRIDGE

aided and abetted by each other, did unlawfully transport in interstate commerce a stolen motor
vehicle, that is, a 2008 International Harvester Tractor Truck (semi-truck), from the State of
Tennessee to the State of Missouri, knowing the same to be stolen.
In violation of Title 18, United States Code, 2312.

A TRUE BILL.

FOREPERSON
RICHARD G. CALLAHAN
United States Attorney

John N. Koester, Jr., #52177

Assistant United States Attorney