Brian Shields remains at large. He is wanted in the late January murder of a Chanute woman, Cristy Thomas-Wiles, 36.
Shields was thought to have been holed up in an apartment here on East Street March 8, but wasn’t found when local officers and the Highway Patrol’s special response team raided the building. Several “sightings” of Shields, 26, described as a white male, 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, in the Iola area since then have turned out to be mistaken identity.
Meanwhile, Michelle Voorhees, 21, will answer charges of first-degree murder and aggravated battery at a preliminary hearing in District Court in Chanute April 26. She was arrested Feb. 14. Shields, though not in custody, also is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery.
Thomas-Wiles’ remains were found in a home at 221 N. Lafayette St., Chanute, after it burned.
Anyone having information about Shields is urged to contact Chanute police officers, 620-431-5768.
Shields still at large
