Oct 30, 2020

Murder charge in connection with body found in Kan. river

Posted Oct 30, 2020 12:00 AM
 Shalan Niccole Gannon photo KBI
 Shalan Niccole Gannon photo KBI

MARION –  A Kansas man has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the disappearance and death of a Sedgwick County woman this spring, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Schmidt filed criminal charges against Robert Bruce Mans Jr., 48, of Wichita, in connection with the death of Shalan Niccole Gannon, 27, of Wichita. The charges were filed Wednesday in Marion County District Court, and Mans was arrested today in Wichita.

Mans has previous convictions for burglary, theft and aggravated robbery, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections. He is being held in the Marion County, Kansas jail.
Mans has previous convictions for burglary, theft and aggravated robbery, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections. He is being held in the Marion County, Kansas jail.

Authorities allege Gannon was murdered on or about April 8. She was reported missing on April 11, and her body was found in June in the Ninnescah River in rural Sumner County. A copy of the complaint can be found at https://bit.ly/35OFNoI.

The case was investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Wichita Police Department, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the Marion Police Department, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, and the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office.

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