NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cardell Hayes has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of former Ohio State and Saints defensive end Will Smith.
Hayes was also indicted on a charge of attempted murder because police say he wounded Smith’s wife after they got into a dispute when Hayes’s Hummer hit Smith’s Mercedes SUV from behind on April 9.
The coroner said Smith was shot seven times in the back and once along his side, but Hayes’ defense lawyer has said his client was not the aggressor and that a witness saw a gun in Smith’s possession.