BAXLEY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has made an arrest in a murder that happened in Baxley.

25-year-old Randall Peacock, Jr. has been arrested and charged with Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Theft By Taking in connection to the death of 36-year-old Jessica Peacock.

At about 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, the Appling County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call that said a woman had been found dead by her husband at their home in the 1000 block of Altamaha School Road.

The GBI says that Randall shot and killed his stepmother, Jessica, before stealing her car and driving away from the scene.

Randall was taken into custody the same day after being found in Swainsboro. He is booked in the Appling County Jail.

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