Amarriah Smith biography: 10 things about Nashville, North Carolina woman

Amarriah Smith was an American woman from Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina, United States. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She lived in Whitakers, North Carolina before she moved to Nashville.
2. She is Lawayne Odom and Terkessha Odom‘s daughter and Alana Smith‘s younger sister.
3. She and Alana have one younger brother.
4. On December 1, 2019, she and her parents attended the 64th annual parade in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
5. In September 2021, she visited Washington, D.C., USA.
6. In May 2022, she visited Newark, New Jersey, USA.
7. In June 2022, she graduated from Nash Central High School in Rocky Mount.
8. In August 2022, she entered Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina to pursue a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and teaching.
9. On March 8, 2023, she turned 19.
10. On January 17, 2024, she was found dead in the trunk of a car owned by Jordan Isaiah Thomas, then 29, of Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina in Washington, USA. He is accused of murdering her and was charged with concealing the death of a person in Chowan County and larceny of a motor vehicle in Beaufort County, North Carolina. His bond was set at $550,000.

Authorities say 29-year-old Jordan Thomas of Edenton has been arrested on numerous charges in the death of a woman believed to be 19-year-old Amarriah Smith, pending positive identification. https://t.co/5BwtuYPbAu

— Dave Jordan (@DaveJordanWITN) January 18, 2024