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(PERU) — Two men accused of beating a man to death with a pipe in a northern Indiana forest are facing a joint trial in April.
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A Miami County judge recently scheduled the trial of Ethan Cain, of Marion and Joshua Kean, of LaFountaine to begin April 13 in the killing of 22-year-old Drake Smith, the Kokomo Tribune reported.
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Both men face felony charges of murder, obstruction of justice and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, while Kean also is charged with assisting a criminal.
Cain, 23, and Kean, 25, allegedly beat Smith to death with a metal pipe in May 2018 in the Frances Slocum State Forest, near Peru.
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Police said both men were part of a plot organized by 19-year-old Brittany Morris of Jonesboro to rob Smith of drugs and money. Cain and Kean allegedly attacked the Summitville man after a party in the forest.
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Police said Cain, Kean, and Morris then fled the scene with Smith’s clothing, cash, drugs, beer, and a small speaker. Kean and Cain were arrested days later in southern California.
Morris is set to stand trial in June on several charges, including aiding or inducing murder.