
(Update 11:25 a.m.) – The St. Joseph Police Department has released the name of the woman shot and killed over the weekend in St. Joseph.
Capt. Jeff Wilson said Stormi S. Harbord was the woman found deceased at a home early Saturday morning in the 1300 block of S. 20th St.
Terrell Smith, 34, of St. Joseph is charged in Buchanan County with a felony of second-degree murder in connection with Harbord’s death.
Smith is scheduled for an arraignment for Tuesday.
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(9:31 a.m.) – A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead early Saturday morning in St. Joseph.
Terrell Smith, 34, a St. Joseph resident is charged in Buchanan County with a felony of second-degree murder.
As we previously reported, officers with the St. Joseph Police Department began investigating a 31-year-old woman’s death Saturday at a home located at 1309 S. 20th St. Police have confirmed the victim as Stormi S. Harbord of St. Joseph. (updated)
According to court documents, officers were dispatched to the home in reference to someone who had been shot. When officers arrived, they found a woman who had been shot and killed and made contact with Smith. Det. Richard Woodley said through the course of the investigation authorities determined Smith had fired the weapon striking the victim in the head resulting in her death.
“Smith’s urine was collected and tested positive for Marijuana, Methamphetamine, and Benzo’s,” Det. Woodley said in court documents. “Smith has been convicted of felony child abuse and felony criminal damage to property out of the state of Wisconsin.”
Det. Woodley said Smith has a lengthy criminal history including convictions for domestic assault in Missouri. He also has convictions for disorderly conduct, bail jumping, drugs, and mistreatment of animals in Wisconsin.
Smith is scheduled for an arraignment for Tuesday.