FEBRUARY 22, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #18-0222-2
CONTACT SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251
Matthew John Shipley
Parole absconder captured in Nemaha County
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office had asked the public’s assistance Thursday morning in locating Matthew John Shipley, 33, of Topeka. Shipley was in the Jackson County District Court in Holton when he was searched by a Jackson County Court Security Deputy. The deputy located what was believed to be drug contraband. Shipley allegedly fled the courthouse. Jackson County Deputies, Holton Police Officers and Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers searched several locations in an around Holton. The Sheriff’s Office received numerous tips of Shipley’s location. The Sheriff’s Office continued their investigation which led them to Baileyville, Kansas. Shipley had received a ride to that area early in the day. Jackson County authorities, Nemaha County Deputies and KHP Troopers surrounded a farmstead south of Baileyville, Ks in the 1700 Block of E. Road . Shipley fled into a field and later surrendered to law enforcement. Shipley was transported to the Jackson County Jail, where he is being held on felony interference with law enforcement and an outstanding warrant from the Kansas Department of Corrections.