Wanted North Carolina Fugitives captured in Rabun County

The Macon County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina thanks citizens for tips that led to the apprehension of two wanted fugitives.  Derick McCracken and Jessica Smith were taken into custody in Rabun County.  A third suspect, Christopher Shields, was arrested after a traffic stop by Rabun County deputies on Lamb Road in Dillard.  Shields is a prime suspect in the investigation into human remains being found related to a missing person case.  The name of the victim has not been released pending an autopsy to positively identify the remains and cause of death.  Investigators with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office continue to gather evidence and conduct interviews in the case, which has now been ruled a homicide investigation.