Aug 26, 2020

KBI: 3 arrested in murder of 78-year-old Kan. man

Posted Aug 26, 2020 9:42 PM
KBI on the scene of the investigation August 20 -photo courtesy Eureka Herald
KBI on the scene of the investigation August 20 -photo courtesy Eureka Herald

GREENWOOD COUNTY– The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office have arrested two men and a teen connected to the murder of 78-year-old Danny Shue from Eureka, Kan.

Just before 3p.m. Aug. 25, KBI agents and sheriff’s deputies arrested Noah J. E. Farr, 30, of Dighton, Kansas.

Farr was arrested at the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and then booked into the Finney County Jail.

Farr photo Finney County
Farr photo Finney County

At approximately 5 p.m. Tuesday, a 17-year-old male from El Dorado was arrested at the El Dorado Police Department, and then transported to an area juvenile facility where he is being held.

Warden-photo from a previous arrest in Butler Co.
Warden-photo from a previous arrest in Butler Co.

Then, at around 7 p.m. Tuesday night, Joseph E. Warden, 25, of El Dorado, was arrested at the El Dorado Police Department and booked into the Greenwood County Jail. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office and the El Dorado Police Department assisted with the arrests.

Farr, Warden, and the juvenile were each charged with felony murder, aggravated burglary, felony theft, and conspiracy to commit felony theft. Charges are accusations, and all individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.  

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call the KBI at 1-800-KSCRIME, or the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office at (620) 583-5568.