MOULTRIE, GA (WTXL) - Officers said that they have arrested and charged a man they said is responsible for shooting and killing five people, then burning their bodies.
Jeffery Peacock is the Moultrie man investigators with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that they believe is behind the deaths of Jonathan Edwards, Alicia Norman, Reid Williams, Jones Pidcock and Jordan Croft.
He has also been charged with arson.
Investigators said on the morning of May 15th, the five victims were shot inside their home and Peacock said the house on fire in an attempt to cover it up.
The district attorney had asked for bail to be set at $5 million, but bond has been posted at $1 million instead. If he makes bond, investigators said that Peacock will have to wear an ankle monitor, and be on house arrest.
Peacock had been previously been held for 90 days in jail without being indicted. No trial date has been set for him, as officer said an ongoing investigation is still underway.
