Monrovia man won’t be charged in fatal stabbing of co-worker at I-70 truck stop

MONROVIA — A Monrovia man who was arrested and accused of stabbing a co-worker to death Saturday evening at an area truck stop will not face charges, Hendricks County officials said Monday afternoon.

Sebastian Adam Lestat Jones, 20, who was taken into custody at the scene without incident, has been released from custody. He had been preliminarily processed into the Hendricks County Jail for the offense of murder.

Just prior to 6 p.m. Saturday, Hendricks County sheriff’s deputies were called to the TA Truck Stop on State Road 39 South near Interstate 70 for a reported stabbing.

Preliminary investigation revealed that a physical altercation occurred between two employees at that location, and during the altercation, one of the employees produced a knife and stabbed the victim.

The victim, identified as Darin L. Simpson, 33, Martinsville, received immediate medical aid and was transported to an Indianapolis hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.

Sheriff’s Office investigators and the Hendricks County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed all witness statements, interviews, surveillance footage, evidence obtained from the scene and additional evidence collected after the incident. Based on the facts of this case, the prosecutor’s office has declined to move forward with formal charges as the evidence indicates Jones acted in self-defense.