NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The U.S. Marshals Service Middle Tennessee Task Force is turning to the public for help tracking down a man facing rape charges.
According to the USMS, 46-year-old Michael Shane Vaughan is wanted by the Metro Nashville Police Department for two counts of rape. He was reportedly last seen in Nashville in September 2025, after the incident took place.
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Officials said Vaughan is from Greer, South Carolina, but he told his family and detectives he would be fleeing to Alaska, where he has ties because he’s lived there before.
On his wanted poster from the USMS, Vaughan is listed as a sex offender, an escape risk, and an international flight risk.
Authorities described Vaughan as 5-feet 10-inches tall and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes…