EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The attorney for a man wanted for the killing of an Eau Claire woman seven years ago was granted a request to be removed as counsel. Michael Cohen said he had made numerous attempts to reach Shane Helmbrecht but had no response. In 2017 Helmbrecht was found incompetent to stand trial in the murder of Jenny Ward and was ordered to a mental health facility. This September he walked away from the group home at the Tomah Veterans Hospital. A nationwide arrest warrant was issued, but Hembrecht has eluded authorities.
