Post by dawn on Aug 2, 2010 19:30:37 GMT -5
This story starts in McNairy County, Tennessee and ends up in nearby Alcorn County, Mississippi in the town of Corinth.
We know Preston Pegg Jr. faced child molestation charges.
Investigators believe at some point he snapped, and took his anger out on his wife Joanna in the most violent way possible.
Police say their case started with a cell phone call to Corinth Police Officer Fred Serio, from a Game and Fish officer friend in Tennessee.
There was apparently a murder in McNairy County, and the suspect was likely on his way to Corinth.
Preston Pegg Junior had reportedly attacked his wife, shooting her and slitting her throat in front of their 6-year-old daughter.
He later dropped the girl off at a relative's home, before taking off for Mississippi.
Detectives say blood covered the side of Pegg's truck, and in the truck bed where his wife Joanna's body lay.
"It was covered in blood, a lot of blood spatter. The female subject was there in the truck covered up with a jacket. It was a horrible sight." said Captain Ralph Dance of the Corinth Police Department.
Apparently, Pegg thought he'd killed his wife in Tennessee but later pulled off the road in Mississippi to finish the job.
Meantime Officer Serio was out looking for the truck which he found on Shiloh Road.
As soon as officer Serio stopped the truck, the driver jumped out, threw his hands in the air and said "I did it. I shot her! Take me to jail!"
Preston Pegg Junior had reportedly just left jail on that child molestation charge.
Other than that police never considered him very violent.
"I've known Mr. Pegg for a number of years. I dealt with him back in the early 90's when he got into a little trouble with some burglaries. Other than that, it's mostly just drinking and stuff like that," said Captain Dance.
But this time the crime was murder.
And perhaps unknowingly, Pegg made his situation worse by crossing the state line into Mississippi.
"Murder in Mississippi carries one punishment, that's life in the penitentiary. Where I think in Tennessee they have different degrees of murder," Dance stated.
Pegg might possibly have ended up with lesser charges in Tennessee, but Mississippi laws are much different.
Relatives say the little girl who witnessed her mother's murder will get counseling to help her through this ordeal.
We know Preston Pegg Jr. faced child molestation charges.
Investigators believe at some point he snapped, and took his anger out on his wife Joanna in the most violent way possible.
Police say their case started with a cell phone call to Corinth Police Officer Fred Serio, from a Game and Fish officer friend in Tennessee.
There was apparently a murder in McNairy County, and the suspect was likely on his way to Corinth.
Preston Pegg Junior had reportedly attacked his wife, shooting her and slitting her throat in front of their 6-year-old daughter.
He later dropped the girl off at a relative's home, before taking off for Mississippi.
Detectives say blood covered the side of Pegg's truck, and in the truck bed where his wife Joanna's body lay.
"It was covered in blood, a lot of blood spatter. The female subject was there in the truck covered up with a jacket. It was a horrible sight." said Captain Ralph Dance of the Corinth Police Department.
Apparently, Pegg thought he'd killed his wife in Tennessee but later pulled off the road in Mississippi to finish the job.
Meantime Officer Serio was out looking for the truck which he found on Shiloh Road.
As soon as officer Serio stopped the truck, the driver jumped out, threw his hands in the air and said "I did it. I shot her! Take me to jail!"
Preston Pegg Junior had reportedly just left jail on that child molestation charge.
Other than that police never considered him very violent.
"I've known Mr. Pegg for a number of years. I dealt with him back in the early 90's when he got into a little trouble with some burglaries. Other than that, it's mostly just drinking and stuff like that," said Captain Dance.
But this time the crime was murder.
And perhaps unknowingly, Pegg made his situation worse by crossing the state line into Mississippi.
"Murder in Mississippi carries one punishment, that's life in the penitentiary. Where I think in Tennessee they have different degrees of murder," Dance stated.
Pegg might possibly have ended up with lesser charges in Tennessee, but Mississippi laws are much different.
Relatives say the little girl who witnessed her mother's murder will get counseling to help her through this ordeal.
www.wreg.com/news/wreg-pegg-murder,0,142288.story