CRESWELL, Ore. – A Lane County business owner who tried to hire a hitman to kill his wife will spend the next two years in prison. Back in February 2023, John Robert Clarke, then 58, was arrested by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office on charges including solicitation of murder. Clarke, then the co-owner of an RV dealership called “Oregon West RV” in Creswell, was arrested when a former employee of his told authorities that Clarke offered him $20,000 to “off” his wife. Clarke was reportedly upset because his wife wanted to spend money on a horse, and later told authorities he was having an affair.