(Bonner County, ID) On 03/07/2019 Rae Allison Berwanger was reported as a missing person to the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office by a close family friend. During the investigation 46 year old Jordan Jarrad Law, previously of Bonner County, was developed as a person of interest in the case.
After a lengthy investigation by Bonner County Sheriff’s Detectives and with the assistance of the Idaho State Police SAKI (Sexual Assault Kit Initiative) program, Jordan Law was indicted by a Bonner County Grand Jury on 09/17/2024 for:
Count 1-Murder in the Second Degree
Count 2-Offering False or Forged Instrument for Record
Count3-Destruction of Evidence
Count4-Rape-Resists but Resistance is Overcome by Force or Violence
Count 5-Rape-Resists but Resistance is Overcome by Force or Violence
Counts 4 and 5 were relevant to an additional victim that was discovered during the investigation.
With the assistance of Bend (Oregon) Police Department, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Marshals Service, Jordan Law was located in Spokane on 09/18/2024 and taken into custody.
United States Marshal for the District of Idaho, Brent Bunn, commends the steadfast investigative efforts of the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office and expressed his gratitude for the quick work by the various law enforcement agencies across multiple states in order to remove a violent offender from the community.
U.S. Marshal Bunn noted, “the valuable partnerships with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies enables our task forces to identify violent offenders for apprehension.” U.S. Marshal Bunn also added, “our relationship with the Idaho Department of Correction, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Border Patrol was integral in safely apprehending Law yesterday.”
Craig Thayer, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Washington added, “Inter agency partnerships that extend between different states have once again aided in the successful apprehension of another violent offender who must now face the criminal justice system.”
The Idaho State Police (ISP) Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) program provided investigative and forensic science support and funding for this investigation. ISP received three grants from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through the SAKI program to bolster Idaho law enforcement’s efforts to collect and process lawfully owed DNA samples. These grants also support the resolution of cold cases related to violent crime, sexual assault, homicide, and unidentified human remains through cutting-edge forensic science analysis.
If anyone has any additional information, please contact Detective Swanstrom with the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office at 208-263-8417, Ext. 3204.
