Emmett grandmother gets up to 20 years after granddaughter found dead in trash bag

An Emmett woman accused of failing to notify authorities of her granddaughter's death last year has been sentenced to up to 20 years. Earlier this year, Connie Ann Smith pleaded guilty to felony injury to a child and failure to notify of a death. She is the grandmother of 8-year-old Taryn Summers' (aka Quinton), whose remains were found on Smith's property inside a trash bag on April 14. She'll have to serve a minimum of five years before she'll be eligible for parole, court records state.

An Emmett woman accused of failing to notify authorities of her granddaughter’s death last year has been sentenced to up to 20 years. Earlier this year, Connie Ann Smith pleaded guilty to felony injury to a child and failure to notify of a death. She is the grandmother of 8-year-old Taryn Summers’ (aka Quinton), whose remains were found on Smith’s property inside a trash bag on April 14. She’ll have to serve a minimum of five years before she’ll be eligible for parole, court records state.

Highlights

Connie Ann Smith pleaded guilty to felony injury to a child and failure to notify of a death.
She is the grandmother of 8-year-old Taryn Summers’ (aka Quinton) Her remains were found on Smith’s property inside a trash bag on April 14.
She’ll have to serve a minimum of five years before she’ll be eligible for parole, court records state.

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