U.S. Army Sergeant Jeremiah Peikert (left), 30, and his brother Joshua Peikert (right), 32, have been charged for conspiring to arrange a murder-for-hire of four people.
A US Army sergeant has been charged in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire hatched when his older brother was serving time in a Connecticut state prison. Sgt. Jeremiah.
Jeremiah Peikert is a U.S. Army sergeant in Texas who is accused of participating in a plot to hire a hitman to kill a woman, her boyfriend and two small children, according to court documents posted by Connecticut State Police.
A United States Army sergeant and his brother have been charged in a failed murder-for-hire scheme that targeted four individuals, including two juveniles, according to officials. Servicemember Jeremiah Peikert, 30, was arrested on Thursday by Connecticut State Police, accused of conspiring with his brother, Joshua Peikert, 32, who was incarcerated at the Corrigan Correctional Center in Uncasville at the time of the alleged scheme, according to court documents. The two brothers have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit risk of injury to minors, according to court documents.