Failed Murder-for-Hire Plot Involving Army Sergeant and Brother Exposes Deep Criminal Conspiracy
In a chilling turn of events, an Army sergeant and his brother have been implicated in a sinister murder-for-hire plot that targeted a Connecticut family, including two young children. The servicemember, identified as 30-year-old Sergeant Jeremiah Peikert , and his older brother, Joshua Peikert, 32 , find themselves at the center of a criminal investigation that has unveiled a deep-seated intent to kill. The elaborate scheme, orchestrated from behind bars, involved Joshua Peikert, who was an inmate at Corrigan Correctional Center in Uncasville , Connecticut. According to official court documents, Joshua attempted to employ his cellmate to hire a hitman in 2022, targeting a family that included a 29-year-old woman, her 23-year-old boyfriend, and her two daughters, ages 10 and one.