SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas felon accused in a fatal stabbing made his first court appearance in the case Tuesday.
James Shaw, 60 of Wichita, is charged with 1st degree murder.
Just after 10 p.m. Sept. 21, police responded to a shooting call at a home in the 100 block of North Glenn in Wichita, according to Officer Charley Davidson. Upon arrival, officers located 67-year-old Kurt Petersen and determined he had been stabbed multiple times. Petersen was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The investigation revealed, Petersen’s caretaker came to the home to check on him and found him lying on the kitchen floor with injuries and called 911. James Shaw was also inside of the residence when the caretaker arrived. Examination of evidence and interviews led to Shaw’s arrest, according to Davidson. Shaw was hospitalized for his injuries in the altercation and booked into jail two days later.
Shaw and Petersen were known to each other, according to Davidson. Shaw has had previous felony arrests and convictions and was currently on parole through the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC). He was paroled to Wichita from Wyandotte County.
His remains jailed on bond of $300,000. His next court appearance is October 7, according to the district attorney's office.