Decatur Man Arrested for Attempted Murder and Robbery

Published on August 8, 2017

Officers with the US Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Jordan Peoples, 21 of Decatur, and charged him with Attempted Murder and Robbery in relation to an incident on August 4.

Peoples entered the home of an 85 year old lady in the 9000 block of Valley View Drive on August 4.  The victim and Peoples knew each other and he came to the residence offering to do work on the house.  Once inside the home Peoples pulled a gun on the victim and struck her with it multiple times before taking personal items from the home and leaving.  The victim is being treated at the hospital for facial injuries.  Peoples was picked up at a home in Decatur Monday and transported to Huntsville on the charges.  He is currently in the Madison County Jail.