CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a Charlotte man accused of killing his girlfriend and then calling police to report her missing. Β
Angelo Smith was indicted on first degree murder charges in July. Β He is accused of killing Bianca Tanner and hiding her body. Β
He told police she left his house after they got into an argument over a text message. Β Her body was found several weeks after she was first reported missing. Β
Smith was taken into custody near Chicago by US Marshals. Β He was wanted for contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. Β Police extradited him to Charlotte and then charged him with Tanner’s murder. Β
Sources say he admitted to strangling her to death. Β Tanner had recently moved to Charlotte and was trying to get a job as a teach with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
