Woman set to enter plea Friday on weapons, obstruction charges in February shooting
Published 4:30 pm Tuesday, June 23, 2026
QUINCY — A Quincy woman is set to enter a guilty plea in an effort to resolve a number of outstanding cases against her.
Shelby Wires, 34, has been held in the Adams County Jail since her arrest in February in connection with the investigation into the shooting death of Damien C. Gardner. In that case, Wires was charged with being a felon in possession of a weapon, violating pretrial release conditions, concealing or aiding a fugitive, and obstruction of justice.
Following the death of Gardner, law enforcement obtained an arrest warrant for Stephen Mosley. Mosley was located in a home occupied by Wires later the same day. Wires, along with Kimberly Brown, reportedly took a cellphone belonging to Mosley and threw it in the river.
Earlier this month, Mosley pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison to be served at 100% other than credit for time served as part of a deal. Wires was set to testify in any trial against Mosley.
Wires is also facing charges from an earlier arrest where she was previously charged with being a felon in possession of a weapon as well as domestic battery against Brown. She was released pending court proceedings on that case less than a week before her subsequent arrest in the Gardner murder investigation.
As part of that pretrial release, Wires was ordered to have no contact with Brown, who was arrested in the home along with Wires and Mosley. Brown was approved for participation in the Adams County Problem-Solving court in the cases open against her.
A third charge of felon in possession of a weapon was also filed and is currently working through the court system.
At Tuesday’s hearing, Public Defender Zachary Clark told Judge Tad Brenner that Wires had tentatively agreed to a plea deal with the state’s attorney’s office that would have a sentencing cap of between two and 10 years in prison.
Brenner offered to finalize the deal at the hearing, but Assistant State’s Attorney Drew Erwin asked for a short continuation to ensure that all of the open cases are wrapped up as part of the plea agreement. Brenner set a hearing for the plea entry and possible sentencing for Friday morning.
