Fremont Woman Accused in Boyfriend's Fatal Stabbing is Acquitted
Posted: Jan 24, 2017 2:15 PM CDT | Updated: Jan 24, 2017 2:16 PM CDT
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A Fremont woman has been acquitted of murder after a trial in which she was accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend.
WLUK-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2j0ZKmT ) that a Waupaca County jury acquitted Alison Roe on Monday night after about six hours of deliberation.
The 44-year-old Roe had been charged with first-degree intentional homicide for allegedly stabbing Craig Dake on March 6, 2015. According to a criminal complaint, the two argued before the stabbing.
Roe had faced a possible sentence of life in prison if convicted.