NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (TCN) — A 46-year-old man will head to trial for allegedly fatally shooting his girlfriend because he became worried that she was going to kill and eat him.
Court dockets show Jared Wolfe appeared in court Feb. 4 and will be formally arraigned on Feb. 24 on charges of first-degree murder, third-degree murder, firearm possession without a license, aggravated assault with attempts to cause serious bodily harm, aggravated assault with attempts to cause bodily harm with a deadly weapon, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person.
According to Penn Live, Wolfe is accused of killing his girlfriend of seven years, Jane White, on Jan. 3 after they smoked marijuana with two other people. He was brought into custody the same day.
Court documents cited by WVIA-FM say Wolfe was “unsure of exactly what they all smoked” when he and White went to his friends’ apartment. Not long after smoking, he reportedly “used a paranormal meter to check a statue for energy and received a high reading of paranormal activity, which made him feel very scared.”
Wolfe allegedly believed that one of the two other friends “was trying to put a white rag with something on it over his mouth with the intent to harm him.” He also allegedly became convinced that White and the other two men “were all trying to kill him and eat him, so he panicked and ran out of the house to retrieve his handgun from his vehicle.”
Wolfe reportedly loaded the gun and shot White as she opened the car door.
Wolfe’s arrest affidavit says he drove to his brother’s house following the shooting. The brother took the gun away from Wolfe and called police. Police went to the brother’s house and the brother showed officers that he hid Wolfe’s gun under the couch. He also said he brought out his own firearm when Wolfe showed up holding a 9 mm handgun.
Once in custody, Wolfe reportedly told investigators he was “too messed up” to render aid to White after he shot her.
Police went to the home where the Wolfe, White, and the two others smoked and discovered “a large amount of suspected synthetic marijuana and multiple smoking devices.”
Penn Live reports investigators located a gun and paranormal meter in Wolfe’s vehicle.
Wolfe is in custody at the Northumberland County Jail, where he is being held without bail.
Wolfe’s defense attorneys said at the court hearing Feb. 4 that there is a possibility they will cite mental health as the reason for the shooting. Northumberland County District Attorney Michael O’Donnell added he will not seek the death penalty against Wolfe.
MORE:
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jared Wolfe
- Man headed to trial in Pa. homicide case related to paranormal activity – Penn Live
- Police: Northumberland man charged with murder thought he would be eaten, 1/7/2025 – WVIA
Source: True Crime Daily
