Warrants shed more light on the incident involving a Guyton woman now facing murder charges for killing her husband.
50-year-old Jennifer Arlene Underwood was arrested by investigators with the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office last week following an investigation at a home on Pine Street. The office reported at the time that the Guyton Police Department requested assistance after discovering a body at a home. They later announced that Underwood was taken into custody and that the deceased was Underwood’s husband, Jonathan Underwood.
According to warrants filed in Superior Court, Underwood is now facing charges of Felony Murder and Aggravated Assault for shooting her husband with a 12 gauge shotgun.
Notably, the warrants list the time of occurrence as some time between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on August 19. The Guyton Police Department, according to a press release, responded to a call for service at the home at 3:38 p.m. on August 19 and then asked for assistance from the sheriff’s office.
Underwood is also facing one count of Tampering with Evidence and one count of Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Crime, both felony cahrges. Warrants allege that Underwood ‘knowingly and unlawfully removed the victim’s clothing, covered the victim with a blanket, and cleaned herself, all with the intent to hinder the discovery and proper investigation of evidence for a felony crime, murder.”
A magistrate judge cannot set a bond for Felony Murder, so should Underwood seek to be relased on abond, she will have to appear before a Superior Court Judge. As of August 25, Underwood did not have an attorney of record.
Court records in Effingham County do not show a criminal history for Underwood. She and her husband only recently moved to Pine Street in historic Guyton after leaving a subdivision in south Effingham County. Court records show the two were sued by the Homeowners Association there over repeated and ongoing covenant violations. The suit was dismissed
