Crime & Safety
28-Year-Old Convicted In 2014 Antioch Home Invasion Murder
Jovan Spivey shot and killed 48-year-old Charles Peterson IV and injured his 70-year-old mother during a 2014 home invasion in Antioch.
NASHVILLE, TN — A Nashville jury convicted a 28-year-old man on six charges, including first-degree murder, connected to a 2014 Antioch home invasion.
Jovan Spivey was found guilty of shooting and killing Charles Peterson IV, 48, in August 2014. Spivey also shot and injured Peterson's then-70-year-old mother during the attack.
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The Petersons were watching television early on the morning of August 30, 2014, when the power went out. Charles Peterson went to the garage to check the circuit breaker. His mother heard gunshots and then saw two intruders who forced her from room to room in the house at gunpoint as they stole several items. At one point, she saw an opportunity to escape and ran towards a neighbor's home and was shot as she fled.
In addition to the Peterson robbery, Spivey was convicted of robbing a man at an ATM the same morning.
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He will be sentenced November 1.
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