COLBY, Kan. (AP) A 24-year-old Kansas man has been bound over for trial in the February killing of his ex-girlfriend, who was found stabbed to death in her burning home.
The Colby Free Press reports a Thomas County judge on Monday found enough evidence to try William Shank on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated arson and burglary.
Shank is charged with killing Teri Morris, 27, who worked at a Walmart in Colby and as an emergency medical technician. A coroner’s report said Morris had been stabbed 27 times before her Colby home was torched.
Authorities said the two were contesting custody of their 8-month-old daughter. The baby was with Shank when he later called police from a home in Logan.
Shank, who has lived in Garden City and Colby, pleaded not guilty Monday.
