Tennessee Man Convicted in Fairborn Murder

A Greene County jury found 39-year-old Brandon D. Peters guilty of murder and felonious assault in the June 2025 fatal shooting of Cievion Smith near an apartment complex in Fairborn, Ohio. Prosecutors said surveillance footage showed the shooting and Peters fleeing in a truck; investigators tracked the vehicle south on Interstate 75 and later arrested Peters in Kentucky, where police found the gun used in the killing. The jury rejected Peters’ claim of self-defense, and prosecutors said the shooting followed an argument. Peters faces a potential sentence of 20 years to life in prison, with prosecutors seeking the maximum.






