Bobo suspect reacts to discovery of remains
CAMDEN, Tenn. – It took a while for Jeff Pearcy, one of two suspects charged with having and sharing a video of Holly Bobo recorded after her disappearance, to learn of the discovery of her remains. “At the moment, I can’t afford television or really anything else,” Pearcy said in an exclusive interview, Thursday. Pearcy, who is charged with accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence in Bobo’s death, maintains his innocence. “I wish people would know me before they judge me,” he urged. Currently free on bond, Pearcy said he has been tied to the Bobo case for no reason. The father of one daughter and five stepchildren, said he lost a child of his own four years ago. He said his then-wife went into premature labor after a car wreck. The infant died within hours of being born. Pearcy said he never knew Holly and has never been friends with prime suspects Zach Adams and Jason Autry. Adams and Autry have been indicted on counts of first degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping. He said he is not sure how this latest discovery could impact his case. “I don’t know whether it helps me or not,” Pearcy said. “I hope that it helps her family.” Jeff’s half brother Mark Pearcy is charged with the same two counts. Mark is currently jailed in Jackson on unrelated federal charges. Jeff’s one time roommate, Sandy King, is the state’s key witness in the case against the Pearcy brothers. She testified in July that Jeff had the video. “I saw a woman who was tied up and that was crying,” King testified. “She was blonde and it looked like Holly Bobo.” Jeff said he and his twin stepsons lived with King from mid-April to the end of May of this year, after he split with their mother. Jeff said King offered them a place to live so his boys could finish the school year at Scotts Hill. He said the three of them lived on the top floor while King lived on the main floor. He maintains King fabricated the entire story about a video of Bobo, possibly out of jealous over his new girlfriend. According to Jeff, he had an affair with King 17 years ago, but did not get involved with her while they lived under the same roof this year. He argues King showed no emotion during her July testimony about the video and that says a lot. “As a woman, if you had seen something like that, it would be emotion to you, would it not?” Jeff questioned. A master jeweler by trade, Jeff said since his arrest he has lost his job and has been unable to find another one. He said it is becoming increasingly difficult to take care of his twin teenage stepsons who are his sole responsibility. “I had everything in the world going for me [before my arrest],” he recalled. “It takes everything I got to be able to get out and function, to go to the grocery store and do stuff like that.” Jeff said he does believe people could get confused over one coincidence – his ex-wife’s name is Holly, so is his current girlfriend. Jeff will return to court in Henderson County, October 27.
