A 25-year-old Baxley man has been taken into custody by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) in connection with the death of his stepmother. Randall Peacock Jr. has been charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, and theft by taking in relation to the death of 36-year-old Jessica Peacock.
In a chilling discovery, Jessica Peacock was found dead by her husband at their residence on Altamaha School Road in Baxley early Tuesday morning. The Appling County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the situation around 8:15 a.m. The call marked the beginning of a deeper horror: upon arriving to take charge of the investigation, the GBI would soon uncover a harrowing narrative—Randall allegedly shot his stepmother and then fled the scene in her vehicle.
Authorities were able to arrest Randall without incident on the same day in Swainsboro. As per the GBI statement, he is now confined within the walls of the Appling County Jail, awaiting the next steps in the legal process. The official cause and manner of Jessica Peacock's death will be verified by an autopsy to be performed by the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office in Pooler.
With the investigation actively proceeding, the GBI acknowledges the support from local law enforcement and has put out a call for any information that could shed further light on this event, the GBI alongside the Appling County Sheriff’s Office and the Swainsboro Police Department, endeavors to canvass the full scope of this tragic event and urges the community to come forth with any details, you can offer anonymous tips on their website or using their app.
Once the GBI wraps up their inquiry, the case file is set to be delivered to the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for whatever prosecutorial action they deem appropriate, therefore closing one chapter and opening whatever may come next in the judiciary sequence.
