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Man arrested in Virginia, charged with Kansas woman’s death

Wright-photo Johnson County
Wright-photo Johnson County

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — A 54-year-old man has been charged in the May death of a Shawnee woman.

Authorities have brought Gregory P. Wright back from Virginia to Johnson County, where is charged with first-degree murder in the May 9 death of 44-year-old Monica Lee. She was found dead in her apartment.

The Kansas City Star reports that Wright was arrested in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in June and was being held on a fugitive warrant.

He’s being held in Johnson County on $1 million bond.

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