HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. — Two suspects wanted in a deadly hit-and-run case are now in custody.
According to the Harrison Co. Sheriff’s office, deputies apprehended Samuel Smith on February 17, and Christian Pittman turned himself in on February 14. Both are being held at the Harrison Co. Jail.
The two, along with a 16-year-old, were involved in a robbery on Martin Mathis Rd. in Palmyra on February 10. Officers say Christina Grimsley met the three to sell them marijuana.
They attempted to rob Grimsley and drive off, striking her in the process. She was found unresponsive in the road and died at the hospital on February 12.
“She was a ray of sunshine," Grimsley's father Jesse James said. "She was a giver.”
James was in disbelief when he received the phone call that his daughter was hit by the car.
“This was the furthest thing from my mind, I never thought in a million years I would be at a funeral home putting Chrissy to rest,” James said.
Grimsley's friends are working to honor her, who they say made everyone feel welcome.
“If you went to school and you didn’t have a friend, you knew you had Chrissy," said Jasmin Shawler. "Chrissy was friends with everybody. She didn’t care who you were.”
They say their world will be different without Grimsley there.
“As the days keep going on, you don’t get that laugh you would get from Chrissy," said Britney Houser. "You don't get that smile, just that conversation. It hits.”
Her impact reached beyond just those who knew her best. The whole Corydon community is coming together to help Grimsely’s family with funeral costs.
Legend Tattoo Company is collecting donations this week.
“We’re almost like a family, this town," said Legend Tattoo Company co-owner Stephanie Smith. "Everyone, they know each other. We’re related to each other, so when something like this happens it devastates the entire community.”
Houser is also holding a fundraiser through her baking business, Sunshine's Homemade Sweet Treats.
James is relieved the men wanted for Grimsley’s murder are in custody, but there is still a long ways to go.
“I'm not going to rest until she gets justice," James said.
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