Shane Helmbrecht may once again be looking at homicide charges when he returns to Eau Claire.
Prosecutors in Eau Claire this week said they are looking to resume their case against Helmbrecht, after police say he killed his neighbor back in 2016. Helmbrecht was originally found unfit for trial in the case, but that decision is under review after he fled from a halfway house in Sparta back in September. Authorities in Mexico arrested Helmbrecht on Sunday. He’s in jail in Chicago, waiting to be brought back to Eau Claire to face charges here.
