Judge Orders Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot Mastermind to Stay in Jail Pending Trial
Madison County, MO — Sammy Shafer Jr., the man accused of masterminding the fatal shooting of Portia Rowland, has been denied pretrial release, a local judge ruled on Tuesday. Shafer will remain incarcerated at the Madison County Jail as his trial preparations continue. Shafer faces charges for allegedly hiring an employee to murder Rowland, who was romantically linked with his estranged wife at the time of her death. The plot reportedly unfolded when Shafer paid …