JACKSON COUNTY—Two suspects are in custody after a chase and 4-hour manhunt.
Just after 4p.m. June 25, a Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a 2007 Cadillac just west of U.S. Highway 75 on 158th Road, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.
The vehicle failed to stop and a vehicle pursuit ensued. The Cadillac continued through various roads in southern Jackson County for approximately 10 minutes and then came to a stop on O. Road between 126th and 134th Roads.
One man, later identified as 34-year-old Lloyd Allan Wabaunsee of Mayetta, ran from the vehicle westward. A woman, later identified as 34-year-old Desiree Kristel Shopteese of Topeka. was taken into custody with the vehicle. She was reportedly driving the car.
Just before 8 p.m., Wabaunsee was taken into custody.
Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies, KHP, Kansas Wildlife and Parks Game Wardens, Deputy U.S. Marshals, Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office and Hoyt Police assisted with the search and arrest. A KHP aircraft as well as drones and a number of police service dogs from various agencies were used during the search.
Both suspects were booked into the Jackson County Jail.
The pair were both arrested in 2013, following the murder of Kevin Stanley in Mayetta. The pair fled to the State of Iowa where the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was able to locate them in Urbandale, Iowa.
With the assistance from the U.S. Marshal’s both subjects were found hiding in the trunk of a car in a Hyvee Parking lot. The pair were extradited back to Kansas. Wabaunsee was convicted and sentenced for 2nd degree murder and was released on January 24, 2025.
Desiree Shopteese is being held on requested charges of flee or attempt to elude law enforcement, by engaging in reckless driving, distribution of a hallucinogenic drug, driving while suspended, driving without an ignition interlock device and transporting an open container.
Wabaunsee is being held on requested charges of felony interference with law enforcement, possession of opiates, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, distribution of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and is on a hold for the department of corrections.