December 11, 2013
(ANDERSON, SC). Jonathan Craig Roe pled guilty today in Anderson General Sessions Court to Murder in the death of his wife in January of 2013. The Honorable Alex Macaulay sentenced Roe to 40 years in prison.
On January 6, 2013, Jonathan Craig Roe contacted law enforcement in Lower Allen, Pennsylvania, telling them that he had shot and killed his wife in Iva, SC. He was arrested shortly thereafter by Lower Allen Police who immediately contacted law enforcement in South Carolina. Roe was extradited to Anderson County where he has been awaiting trial.
“By his own admission, Jonathan Craig Roe is a violent man,” stated Solicitor Chrissy Adams. “Nothing the justice system does can bring Sonja Roe back to her family but hopefully her family can begin to heal knowing that her killer will be behind bars for the next 40 years.”