The scheme was an 'attempt on his part to do something to protect his child,' Murdaugh's attorney, Richard Harpootlian, told NBC's 'TODAY' show on Wednesday
Smith has been charged with assisted suicide, assault and battery of a high aggravated nature, pointing and presenting a firearm, insurance fraud, and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, SLED said.
Smith was being held in jail Tuesday night, officials said. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.Murdaugh allegedly gave Smith a gun and directed Smith to kill him, according to the documents released by investigators Tuesday. Earlier this summer, Murdaugh's wife, Margaret, and adult son, Paul, were found dead near dog kennels on the family's hunting property in Colleton County, west of Charleston. Their deaths have been classified as by state investigators as a double homicide.
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