JACKSON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Jackson County are investigating a suspect for burglary.

On Sunday, Shelby Rose Hopkins, 19, Whiting, was arrested following a burglary in the 500 Block of 3rd Street in Whiting, according to a media release.

Deputies were dispatched to the area after receiving a report of two suspicious females.

A deputy was directed by a citizen to a residence on Pratt Street in Whiting where a woman had been hiding in a closet.

The woman fled the house on foot and was later identified as Megan Marie Hollister.

The area was searched by deputies and additional officers from the Kickapoo Tribal Police and the Brown County Sheriff’s Office.

However, Hollister was not located. Shortly thereafter, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a burglary to a residence in the 500 block of 3rd Street in Whiting. A number of electronic items were taken from the residence.

Later a second woman was found at the Pratt Street residence hiding in an attic crawl space.

The woman was extricated from the crawl space and was arrested. The stolen items were recovered.

The Sheriff’s Office is currently seeking information on the location of the second burglary suspect, 32-year-old Megan Marie Hollister. She is believed to possibly be in the Brown County area.

If anyone has information as to the whereabouts of Megan Hollister, they are asked to contact that Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 785-364-2251.
Hopkins was booked into the Jackson County Jail for the following charges: Burglary of a Dwelling, Theft, Criminal damage to property, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Felony Interference with Law Enforcement. Bond on Hopkins was set at $10,000.00.