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Medical examiner: Smithwick died Oct. 4
From staff reports
An Ahoskie man believed to have been abducted from his driveway a week ago died of a gunshot wound to the head, a spokeswoman for the Medical Examiner’s Office in Greenville said Friday.
Donald Bradley Smithwick died the same day he disappeared, on Oct. 4, the spokeswoman said.
The official wasn’t sure what time Smithwick died or what type of weapon was used.
According to the Ahoskie Police Department, Smithwick was kidnapped from his home at about 6 a.m. on Oct. 4.
His body was found by an N.C. Wildlife officer Tuesday morning in a remote area off Country Club Drive in Chowan County.
Two suspects are in
custody charged in connection with Smithwick’s abduction.
Raymond Jedele, a Kitty Hawk police officer, was charged with Smithwick’s kidnapping the same day the Ahoskie man disappeared. He is being held at Hertford County Jail in lieu of a $10 million secured bond.
Smithwick’s ex-wife, Janet Denise Harrell, an Edenton resident, was arrested Oct. 6 and charged with being an accessory after the fact to Smithwick’s kidnapping. She also is being held at Hertford County Jail in lieu of a $3 million secured bond.
Law enforcement officials have said Jedele is Harrell’s boyfriend. They’ve also said that Harrell and Smithwick were involved in a custody battle for their children, and that Smithwick had been awarded custody the day before he disappeared.
No additional charges had been filed against Jedele or Harrell as of Friday afternoon.
Ahoskie Police Chief Troy Fitzhugh said he did not have any further updates on the case
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