In the late spring of 2017, the life of Andrew Deaundrey Curtis-Terry, a 20-year-old male from Grand Junction, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Thursday, May 25, 2017, authorities were called to a scene just south of Somerville, in the vicinity of Highway 195 and Taylor Drive. There, they discovered Curtis-Terry inside a wrecked 2006 Nissan Xterra, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other individuals were also found at the location with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds; they were subsequently treated and released from a local hospital. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was called in to lead the homicide investigation into the violent death of the young man.
For over a year, the investigation into Andrew's death continued, a period of uncertainty for his family and community. Then, in July of 2018, a significant breakthrough was announced by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Special Agents, working in conjunction with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, had developed information that pointed to two individuals as the persons responsible for Curtis-Terry's death. The investigation led them to Bobby Richardson, Jr. and Tordarius Quentrev Rhodes. At the time of the investigation's conclusion, both Richardson and Rhodes were already incarcerated in Tennessee Department of Correction facilities on unrelated charges.
The Fayette County Grand Jury returned indictments against both Bobby Richardson, Jr. and Tordarius Quentrev Rhodes. The charges were extensive and severe, reflecting the brutal nature of the crime. Each man was charged with one count of First Degree Premeditated Murder, one count of First Degree Murder, one count of Especially Aggravated Robbery, and one count of Theft. Additionally, they both faced charges of Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Premeditated Murder, Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Especially Aggravated Robbery, and Conspiracy to Commit Theft. Agents formally served both Richardson and Rhodes with these new charges at the correctional facilities where they were already being held.
