Henderson County, North Carolina man, pleads guilty to Second-Degree Murder, Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Possession of a Weapon on Educational Property
On January 27, Sam Antwan Ivey, 37, from Hendersonville, pled guilty to Second-Degree Murder, Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, and Possession of a Weapon on Educational Property, announced R. Andrew Murray, District Attorney for Henderson, Polk, and Transylvania Counties. Superior Court Judge William Stetzer presided over the Henderson County Criminal Superior Court Session and sentenced the defendant.
According to the investigation and court trial records, Ivey was an employee of McDonalds on Four Seasons Boulevard in Hendersonville, North Carolina when the murder occurred on October 9, 2023. Jaclyn Reed, 30, from Johnson City, Tennessee, attempted to regain entry into McDonalds after being removed from the property and was confronted by Ivey. Reed had been previously removed from the premises for being involved in an altercation with another patron. Reed was unarmed and of little threat when she attempted to regain entry. Ivey was armed with a semi-automatic pistol that he was carrying unlawfully due to his status as a convicted felon. Ivey shot Reed one time in the upper chest, killing her almost instantly. After the shooting, Ivey fled and was later located in the car pickup line of his child’s school, Edneyville Elementary, where he was apprehended by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office. In his possession was the semi-automatic pistol used in the murder of Reed, as well as a pistol that was altered to be fully automatic. Judge Stetzer sentenced the defendant to a minimum term of 254 months and a maximum term of 317 months in the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections.
Assistant District Attorney Michael Van Buren handled the prosecution and sentencing of these crimes. District Attorney Andrew Murray thanks the Hendersonville Police Department’s lead Detective Lt. Alan Bonanno, as well as the Hendersonville Police Department, for their professional and thorough investigation of this case. Thanks also goes to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in apprehending Ivey. My office, along with our dedicated and professional partners are committed to protecting our community from violent offenders.
