PLAINFIELD – The suspect accused of shooting a tow truck driver multiple times Friday, March 25, 2022, on I-70 was identified as 22-year-old Joseph Jackson of Raytown Missouri.
Investigators determined the vehicle Jackson was driving became disabled with a flat tire. He called the Indiana State Police Indianapolis Post to request assistance finding a tow truck. Indiana State Police contacted Curtis Wrecker Service who responded to help. Once on scene and the disabled vehicle was loaded onto the tow truck, Jackson allegedly shot Roberts multiple times before fleeing the scene in the tow truck.
The victim, 38-year-old Mathew Roberts, was the tow truck driver for Curtis Wrecker Service based out of Stilesville Indiana.
Jackson was taken into custody and incarcerated at the Hendricks County Jail. The Hendricks County Prosecutor’s Office has filed the formal charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery, neglect of a dependent, carrying a handgun without a license, and conversion – theft of the tow truck.
Roberts remains in stable condition at a local hospital.
