ONAWA, Iowa (KTIV) – A western Iowa man charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his wife will have his trial moved. The trial of 50-year-old Jamie Allen of Onawa will be granted a change of venue. On the trial’s first scheduled day, potential jurors were given questionnaires. After those questionnaires were reviewed, the defense made a motion for a change of venue. He faces on count of first degree murder in connection with the death of Stacey Allen.

The state resisted the motion for a change, but the court ruled that, based on the extent of knowledge or opinion of the case by prospective jurors, a substantial number of potential jurors could not be impartial.

According to court documents, there would be a substantial likelihood that a fair and impartial trial could not be preserved with a jury selected from Monona County. The judge then dismissed all potential jurors. The trial will be rescheduled to a later date, not yet determined.

The investigation was handled by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, which concluded, “On May 10, 2024, at approximately [5:40 p.m.], Jamie Lee Allen, having malice aforethought, willfully, deliberately, and with premeditation killed his wife, Stacey Maria Jean Allen, with a firearm, outside of their home.”