McMinn County Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Quadruple Murder

Officials said Smith was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without parole in addition to 28 years to be served consecutively with his four life sentences. (Courtesy: MCSO)

McMinn County Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Quadruple Murder

Posted on May 14, 2024

McMinn County, TN (WOKI) A McMinn County man has been convicted in connection to a September 2021 quadruple murder.

In 2021, Curtis Smith and Jazzmine Hall went to a home in Riceville with a gun where Hall’s husband and son lived.

After taking the child, they shot and killed the husband and three others.

Smith set the home on fire after they left.

Jazzmine Hall and Curtis Smith (Courtesy: MCSO)

Smith plead guilty on May 10 to four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, four counts of murder, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, one count of aggravated arson and one county of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

Both Smith and Hall will serve multiple life sentences for their crimes.

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