Man takes plea in 2017 Boynton homicide, murder charges dropped.
August 05, 2020
Murder charges were dropped against a man arrested in connection to the 2017 fatal shooting of a woman in Boynton Beach after he took a plea deal this week, according to court documents.
In exchange, he must testify against any others potentially involved in Curtisia Courtney Smith’s death, according to the conditions of the plea. But since the 26-year-old’s death, only one other man was arrested and the charges were almost immediately dropped against him.

More Than Two Years After Courtney Smith’s Shooting, Her Mother is Just Getting Started
July 01, 2019
Man reportedly broke into 2017 Boynton homicide victim’s home minutes after shooting
August 27, 2018
Minutes after Curtisia Courtney Smith was fatally shot outside a Boynton Beach convenience store, Jervaughn Ewell broke into her home about two blocks away and stole thousands of dollars worth of clothing and electronics, according to 2017 police records and Smith’s mother.
NEW: Hearing set for man charged in murder outside Boynton market
July 20, 2017
Jacqualine Smith dutifully sat among the courtroom bustle Thursday morning at the West Palm Beach courthouse for the latest hearing for the man charged in her daughter’s April murder.
200 Gather to Mourn Woman Killed Outside Boynton Market
April 29, 2017
When someone stood in front of Jacqualine Smith’s baby this month and fired five shots at her 26-year-old daughter, a piece of the Lantana mother died too.
Smith managed to smile Saturday afternoon beneath her tears as dozens lined up to hug the grieving mother, who comforted them as much as they did her.
NEW: Woman killed near Boynton market feared for her life
April 25, 2017
Curtisia Courtney Smith had been attacked in her car, terrorized at her home and threatened at gunpoint. She feared for her life and had so for months, court documents show.
