Life in jail after ordering hit on accomplice from jail in Ridgeland, MS

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On January 10, 2016, the Ridgeland Police Department responded to an apartment complex after one of the occupants saw three unknown men exiting the residence. It was discovered that a purse containing several hundred dollars in cash, an IPad, several bank cards and the keys to a Dodge Charger were also stolen. Once the men left the apartment they then stole the Dodge Charger from the parking lot of the apartment complex.

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Investigators were able to get the address for Peel and another suspect involved in the burglary. Warrants were signed by the Judge and investigators went to a home in Jackson to arrest the suspects. Officers knocked on the door to no avail. Officers saw someone looking through the blinds but they refused to come to the door. Law enforcement then entered the home where they found Peel covered up with clothes and a blanket in an attempt to hide from the police. As officers searched the house they were able to find the stolen IPad that matched the serial number provided by the owner.

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Peel and another individual were arrested and transported to the Madison County Detention Center. While in jail Peel made a recorded phone call where he told another individual that Stephanie Mejia was “snitching” and someone needed to take care of her. Mejia was shot and killed in Jackson later that same day.

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Peel has four prior felony convictions. He has been convicted of receiving stolen property and three counts of burglary of a dwelling in 2011. He was on probation for these convictions at the time of the new crime.

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