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Failure to Appear Leads to Warrant for Gena English-Wheat

By Greg Halbleib May 5, 2026 | 5:27 AM
Police lights (Credit: Scott Rodgerson; UnSplash)

A warrant has been issued for a Springfield woman charged with concealing her neighbor’s death after she failed to appear in court for at least the third time on Monday.

Investigators said 59-year-old Gena English-Wheat was the caretaker for 86-year-old Lillie Prindle.

Police said English-Wheat hid Prindle’s death for at least a year while withdrawing about $130,000 from her bank account.