Isi Etute, then a Virginia Tech football player, was lured to Jerry Smith's apartment under false pretenses. By the time Etute left three minutes later, Smith was dying.
Former Virginia Tech linebacker Isi Etute, who entered the transfer portal in June after being found not guilty of murder in May is heading to Iowa Western Community College.
Isi Etute is cleared of all charges. Former Virginia Tech football player Isi Etute was found not guilty of second-degree murder Friday in the 2021 death of Blacksburg native Jerry Paul Smith at the Montgomery County Court in Christiansburg, Virginia.
Etute was released on $75,000 secured bond under house arrest and electronic monitoring on Wednesday. He has been suspended by Virginia Tech during the investigation.