A Smith County woman has been arrested on charges related to the shooting death of her son earlier this year.
According to a TBI press release, Agents were requested to investigate the January 30th shooting death of 21-year-old Theodore Taylor at a home in Gordonsville. Agents say they developed information that 49-year-old Trena Roberts caused Taylor, her son, to commit an assault against two men by use or display of a deadly weapon, and caused one of those men to recklessly kill Taylor.
On Monday, August 5th, 2024 the Smith County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Trena Roberts with one count of Reckless Homicide and two counts of Aggravated Assault. Roberts was arrested Wednesday, August 7th and was booked in the Smith County Jail on a $40,000 bond.
(The charges and allegations referenced from the TBI press release are merely accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.)