Oct 29, 2020

Kan. man sentenced for death of woman, her unborn child

Posted Oct 29, 2020 8:00 AM
Dion Green  Photo - Geary County
Dion Green  Photo - Geary County

JUNCTION CITY – A Junction City man has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for 50 years for two counts of first degree felony murder, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Dion Jamal Green, 35, was sentenced Wednesday in Geary County District Court by District Judge Steven L. Hornbaker. Green pleaded guilty to the charges in June in connection with the December 2018 deaths of Jenna Schafer, 31, of Junction City, and her unborn child. Schafer's body was found on Christmas Day in 2018.

The case was investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Geary County Sheriff’s Office and the Junction City Police Department. Deputy Attorney General Vic Braden and Assistant Solicitor General Michael R. Serra of Schmidt's office and Assistant Geary County Attorney Jason B. Oxford prosecuted the case.