MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Authorities have arrested a 27-year-old man for his connection to his girlfriend’s death in Murfreesboro.
The Murfreesboro Police Department said David Ivy told family members he’d been in a domestic incident and threatened to take his own life on Thursday, April 9. The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office found Ivy at a home on Steelson Court and took him into custody.
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After learning Ivy’s girlfriend lived on Tinnell Court, law enforcement said they responded to her house and found 26-year-old Hannah Jackson dead inside. Ivy was charged with first-degree homicide, unlawful possession of a weapon while committing a dangerous felony, and especially aggravated burglary.
“It’s extremely heartbreaking that someone had to lose their life to someone that they trusted or cared about or that they loved, and I know that that is the story for so many victims or survivors,” Haylee McPherson Bush, Senior VP of Operations for Volunteer Behavioral Health, told News 2.
According to the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, at least 37 Tennesseans were killed in domestic violence incidents from January to October of last year.
“Some things to look out for are financial control, slow isolation, where you are being pulled back from your friends or your family… It could be very obsessive or controlling behavior,” Bush explained.
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Organizations like Volunteer Behavioral Health and the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center in Murfreesboro want people to know that help is available.
“You’re alone at all, and there are supports available to anybody experiencing partner violence. There are so many different types…it’s not just bumps and bruises,” Bush expressed.
The DVSA said it’s often difficult to recognize whether a relationship will become abusive early on, but over time, abusive behavior can escalate with increasing patterns of control, manipulation and aggression.
If you or a loved one needs help, the DVSA provides services like legal assistance, shelter, counseling, and forensic examinations.
The DVSA also shared a list of signs someone may be dangerous:
They rush the relationship
They express excessive jealousy
Subtle or passive aggressive manipulation
Expects you to be perfect
Slowly isolates you from others
Guilts you, blames others for problems
Sabotages things you love or your reputation
Gets upset or angry easily
Hurts or disrespects animals
Use unwanted force during sex
Says things to hurt or belittle you
Financial/work/schooling control
Has been violent to other people
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To contact the DVSA center, you can visit them in person at 1423 Kensington Square Court or call at 615-896-7377.
The YWCA in Nashville also has a 24-hour crisis hotline and text line. To call, dial 800-334-4628, text messages can be sent to 615-983-5170.
Volunteer Behavioral Health also has a 24-hour crisis stabilization unit for people in surrounding communities.
For anyone in a crisis, help is out there. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
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