Topline: A man indicted this year in the 2017 killing of 19-year-old Travonta Smith died before police could bring him into court.
Published: August 7, 2026 10:04 pm ET
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EUCLID, OH — Terrance Carnegie, the man accused in the 2017 killing of 19-year-old Travonta Smith, died in an apparent suicide while he was still a fugitive, bringing an abrupt end to the hunt for a defendant in a nearly decade-old homicide case.
According to The Plain Dealer, Carnegie had been on the run after a Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted him in April on murder and aggravated robbery charges in Smith’s death.
Reporting on the case said Smith, a Painesville resident, was robbed and shot in the head on Jan. 27, 2017. His body was later dumped in the driveway of a North Collinwood home, and the case remained unresolved for years before prosecutors brought charges this spring.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said Carnegie was found dead Monday at a house on East 246th Street in Euclid. His death means the case against him won’t go to trial, leaving Smith’s killing without a courtroom resolution against the man prosecutors said was responsible.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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EUCLID, OH — Terrance Carnegie, the man accused in the 2017 killing of 19-year-old Travonta Smith, died in an apparent suicide while he was still a fugitive, bringing an abrupt end to the hunt for a defendant in a nearly decade-old homicide case.
According to The Plain Dealer, Carnegie had been on the run after a Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted him in April on murder and aggravated robbery charges in Smith’s death.
Reporting on the case said Smith, a Painesville resident, was robbed and shot in the head on Jan. 27, 2017. His body was later dumped in the driveway of a North Collinwood home, and the case remained unresolved for years before prosecutors brought charges this spring.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said Carnegie was found dead Monday at a house on East 246th Street in Euclid. His death means the case against him won’t go to trial, leaving Smith’s killing without a courtroom resolution against the man prosecutors said was responsible.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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Published: August 7, 2026 10:04 pm ET
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EUCLID, OH — Terrance Carnegie, the man accused in the 2017 killing of 19-year-old Travonta Smith, died in an apparent suicide while he was still a fugitive, bringing an abrupt end to the hunt for a defendant in a nearly decade-old homicide case.
According to The Plain Dealer, Carnegie had been on the run after a Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted him in April on murder and aggravated robbery charges in Smith’s death.
Reporting on the case said Smith, a Painesville resident, was robbed and shot in the head on Jan. 27, 2017. His body was later dumped in the driveway of a North Collinwood home, and the case remained unresolved for years before prosecutors brought charges this spring.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office said Carnegie was found dead Monday at a house on East 246th Street in Euclid. His death means the case against him won’t go to trial, leaving Smith’s killing without a courtroom resolution against the man prosecutors said was responsible.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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