Macoupin County Sheriff: William D. Kavanaugh, Who Escaped from Jail, Apprehended Monday Night

SHIPMAN - Macoupin County Sheriff's Office announced late Monday jail escapee William D. Kavanaugh has been apprehended.

"On April 13, 2020 around 8:40 tonight, I received Information from a subject in Shipman, Illinois, in reference to a possible sighting of William D. Kavanaugh," Macoupin County Sheriff Shawn Kahl said. "I contacted several Macoupin County units to respond. At that time, we surrounded a trailer in the 200 block of Law Street in Shipman, Illinois. Kavanaugh at that point in time came out peacefully and was taken into custody without incident."

Kahl extended a thank you to all the law enforcement agencies that helped out Monday in bringing Kavanaugh into custody.

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