PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Morrow County reserve sheriff’s deputy has been indicted on murder charges in the death of a pregnant woman earlier this month near the town of Ione in eastern Oregon.
The Oregon attorney general’s office said 29-year-old Steven Montie Crum was indicted Tuesday on charges of murder of a pregnant victim, murder, unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated theft.
Crum was arrested last week in the death of 30-year-old Jessica Rae Killian, whose body was discovered Oct. 4 on a farm near Ione.
The Oregon Department of Justice is prosecuting the case at the request of Morrow County District Attorney Justin Nelson because Crum was involved in local law enforcement.
Arraignment was set for Friday in Morrow County.
