Candace Barker Roberts, 55, was shot to death in Ocilla, Georgia, on December 4, 2022. Known locally for her warm personality and dedication to family, her sudden violent death shocked the small Irwin County community and was immediately treated as suspicious by law enforcement.

Investigators quickly focused on her domestic life. Within days the Irwin County Sheriff’s Office arrested her husband, Jason Maurice Roberts, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called in to assist. Jason Maurice Roberts was formally charged with the murder of his wife. Authorities have not widely released details about a possible motive as the case prepares to move through the Irwin County judicial system.

If anyone knew Candace Barker Roberts or has information about her life or the events of December 4, 2022, please come forward to investigators.