Jury selection slated next week for Spray case

PULLMAN — The trial of a Pullman man accused of killing his estranged wife is scheduled to begin Monday in Whitman County Superior Court in Colfax.

Jacob Erik Spray, 36, of Pullman, is facing charges of first-degree murder with sexual motivation, second-degree murder, first-degree rape and first degree burglary domestic violence with sexual motivation.

He is accused of strangling Tekoa-native Jamie Anne Wilson-Spray; her body was found in a trailer Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Sevdy’s trailer park, 605 N.W. Fish St.

Jury selection will start at 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 13, with opening arguments ex...