A husband was indicted on additional charges this week for giving police false information in his wife’s disappearance almost two years ago.
Glover Palmer Smith, 73, of Village Green Circle was indicted by grand jurors on felony charges of two counts of fabricating evidence and six counts of making false police report, three more charges than his original indictment in March.
Smith reported his insulin-dependent wife, Marsilene “Marcie” Smith, 69, missing Dec. 6, 2007. Her Lincoln Navigator was found the next day parked at Wal-Mart on Rutherford Boulevard.
The newest indictments accused Palmer of using a vehicle Dec. 6, 2007 to falsely affect the course or outcome of an investigation.
The second set of indictments of making a false police report accused Palmer of: • Initiating statements of events, knowing the event didn’t occur twice to Officer Bobby Edwards Dec. 6. • Giving Edwards a false statement with intent to obstruct the truth Dec. 6. • Initiating a report Dec. 6 to emergency personnel, knowing the report was false or baseless, causing action by officers and volunteer agencies organized to deal with the emergency. • Giving a false statement to Detective Maj. Jim Gage Dec. 7 concerning material the defendant knew was false. • Telling Detective Mike Taylor a false report Dec. 8.
Palmer was scheduled to be tried next week on the original charges but in light of the new indictments, defense attorney John Norton asked Circuit Court Judge Don Ash Wednesday to continue the case because attorneys needed more time to investigate the latest charges.
In his motion, Norton said some of the original charges were deficient and could not be proven. Ash scheduled the trial Jan. 19. |
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