A Belton man will spend over two decades in prison after being convicted of manslaughter this week, announced 10th Circuit Solicitor Micah Black.
On July 23, 2025, an Anderson County jury convicted Glenn Theadore Curry Jr. of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during a violent crime after a three-day jury trial. The Honorable Jessica A. Salvini then sentenced Curry to the Department of Corrections for twenty-two (22) years.
The conviction stems from a shooting incident on October 4, 2021, at the intersection of Highway 29 and Griffin Road in Belton. Witnesses observed Curry and his wife exit a vehicle and shoot the victim – who’s car was broken down on the side of the road – once in the chest. Sheriff’s deputies arrived as Curry and his wife were taking items from the victim’s car, and they led deputies on a high-speed chase before being apprehended with the gun used to kill the victim. Charges remain pending against Curry’s wife.
Deputy Solicitor Josh Thomas prosecuted the case for the State, with assistance from Assistant Solicitor Mary Catherine Harbin, Investigator Michael Cox, and Victim Advocate Stephanie Joseph. Solicitor Black praised the work of his team, as well as deputies from the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, for securing the conviction and sentence against Curry. “My heart goes out to the family of this victim, who lost a loved one to another senseless act of gun violence” Black stated. “I hope this sentence and conviction will show that men like Glenn Curry who resort to violence to settle petty scores will be held accountable for the damage they cause in this community.”