On Sunday, May 29, 2016 an Arizona State trooper made a traffic stop on a vehicle carrying suspects in the murder of 81 year-old Margaret Rose McAllister of Hancock, Maryland. Jerry W. Smith, Jr., 43, from Needmore, PA. and Crystal Stanley, 39, were traveling eastbound on Interstate 40, milepost 31 outside Kingman, when a records check revealed that the vehicle was wanted in connection with the murder of the elderly woman.
On Sunday, May 29, 2016, at about 7:14 am, Arizona State Trooper J. Gigous, a nine- year veteran, was traveling eastbound on Interstate 40, milepost 31, west of Kingman. As he passed a GMC Sonoma pickup truck, also headed eastbound, he ran a check of the vehicle’s Pennsylvania license plate to check on its status. ADPS OpComm told the Trooper Gigous the pickup was wanted in Maryland in connection with the murder of McAllister.
With the assistance of other state troopers, a high-risk traffic stop was made and two the suspects were taken into custody without incident and booked in the Mohave County Jail. They are now awaiting extradition back to Maryland.
According to WYFF4, officers with the Hancock Police Department said family members found the body of McAllister Friday around 9:15 p.m. inside a home in Hancock, Maryland.