Posted January 04, 2023 03:24pm
(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man, accused of the non-fatal shooting of a woman Monday afternoon is now facing related charges.
According to a release from Brown County Sheriff John Merchant, 55-year-old Shane Meggison faces charges for child endangerment, felony obstruction, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and no drug tax stamp.
Following his arrest, Meggison was booked into the Brown County Jail.
His bond is set at $25,000.
He was located and arrested in Saint Joseph, Missouri, after authorities issued an attempt to locate after they responded to the area of U.S. Highway 36, near Timber, around 4:00 Monday afternoon. When they arrived, they located an adult woman who had, Merchant says, “suffered an apparent gunshot wound to the lower leg.”
The woman was transported for hospital care at Amberwell Hiawatha, where she was treated and released.
Meggison had fled the scene before authorities arrived.
According to Merchant, the case remains under investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies.