A York County jury sentenced Timothy Jacoby to death for murdering a woman in 2010.
Yesterday, Jacoby was found guilty of first degree murder in the 2010 shooting death of Monica Schmeyer. Schmeyer was found dead inside her home on Trone Road in Manheim Township on March 31, 2010. Police say Jacoby beat her and shot her in the head. He took an envelope of cash, his motivation for being at her house that day in the first place. Jacoby was an acquaintance of Schmeyer’s ex-husband, who told people how she hid the alimony money he paid her in cash all around her house because she didn’t trust banks. Witnesses saw a man fitting Jacoby’s description in the neighborhood around the time of the shooting.
Jacoby was also found guilty of burglary, robbery and tampering with evidence.
The jury deliberated about an hour before returning with the verdict.
