TODAY, BUCHANAN COUNTY PROSECUTOR DWIGHT K. SCROGGINS, JR., CHARGED
JUSTIN D. SMITH WITH THE CLASS B FELONY OF VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER (5-15 YEARS SENTENCE RANGE) AND THE UNCLASSIFIED FELONY OF ARMED CRIMINAL ACTION (MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS SENTENCE RANGE) INVOLVING THE MAY 18, 2016, DEATH OF SKYLAR POWELL. BOND HAS BEEN SET AT $50,000.
ALSO CHARGED WAS DAYNE A. MATTHEWS WITH THE CLASS B FELONY OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE (5-15 YEARS SENTENCE RANGE) AND A CLASS D FELONY OF TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE (1-4 YEARS SENTENCE RANGE). BOND HAS BEEN SET AT $25,000.
BOTH DEFENDANTS WERE ARRAIGNED THIS MORNING IN DIVISION NO. 5 OF THE CIRCUIT COURT. PRELIMINARY HEARINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 27, 2016, AT 3:00 P.M.