CARLINVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man charged with first-degree murder is back behind bars after escaping from the Macoupin County Jail in Carlinville.
William D. Kavanaugh was captured late Monday about 14 miles away in Shipman, Illinois. Sheriff Shawn Kahl on Tuesday says deputies located the 35-year-old Kavanaugh in a trailer home after receiving a tip.
Kahl says Kavanaugh surrendered peacefully after deputies surrounded the trailer. The Belleville News-Democrat reports Kavanaugh is accused in the shooting death of a man on New Year’s Eve in 2015.