HAYWOOD COUNTY, TN- On Monday, June 29, 2026, in Haywood County Circuit Court, Brandon Sensabaugh aka Walker (37) was sentenced by the Honorable Judge Clayburn Peeples to the maximum penalty under the law. Sensabaugh will serve 30 years with parole eligibility after forty-five percent of service in the Tennessee Department of Correction. The Defendant will now be transferred to the Tipton County Jail in the 25th Judicial District where he has a Violation of Probation pending in Circuit Court for Attempted Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and faces up to an additional 10 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction.
On May 19, 2026, after a two-day jury trial, a Haywood County Jury found Sensabaugh guilty of the Vehicular Homicide of Matthew Bond. Sensabaugh was also convicted of D.U.I. 2nd Offense, Driving on Revoked License 3rd Offense, and Reckless Driving.
On January 6, 2022, Matthew Bond (23) was driving on Highway 179 Stanton-Koko Road to buy food to take with him to work at Black and Decker, when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Brandon Sensabaugh. Sensabaugh was driving 106 miles per hour on an icy road while under the influence of Cocaine, Marijuana, and alcohol. The defendant drove into Bond’s lane of travel and violently impacted Bond’s vehicle, causing Bond to be trapped until first responders could extricate him. Tragically, Mr. Bond passed away at the scene.
“We want to again thank the Haywood County Jurors for holding the Defendant accountable for this senseless and irresponsible act that took the life of a wonderful young man who had the whole world ahead of him. Also, we want to thank Judge Peeples for sentencing the Defendant to the maximum penalty the law will allow. Our hearts go out to the Victim’s mother, family, and friends and we hope our office has achieved a sense of justice for them.”
-Frederick H. Agee, District Attorney General
This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Nina Seiler and Jacob London.