MOULTRIE, GA (WTXL) - A 25-year-old has been arrested for murder after 5 people were found dead in a house fire in Moultrie, Georgia.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Jeffrey Alan Peacock has been arrested for the murders of Jonathon Edwards, age 21; Alicia Norman, age 20; Reid Williams, age 21; Jones Pidcock, age 21; and Jordan Croft, age 22. Peacock is also being charged with arson.
Investigators say the victims were shot inside their home and then the suspect set the house on fire in an attempt to cover it up.
The motive for their murders is unknown by authorities but they say the investigation is ongoing.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigations will hold a 10 a.m. news Conference Friday to discuss more details in this case. Watch it LIVE on WTXL.tv
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Peacock was arrested and booked in the Colquitt County Jail.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office at 229- 616-7460 or the GBI office in Thomasville at 229-225-4090.
