Updated at 7:45 a.m.
PEORIA, Ill. – Around 7 a.m. Friday, Peoria County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in the 1800 block of Kickapoo Creek Road, on reports of a man found in someone’s garage.
Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies arrested the man, identified as 52-year-old Christopher Richerson, who was wanted by Tazewell County for Aggravated Battery and Attempted Murder Thursday night.
Richerson’s car was earlier found on N. Carola Court in Peoria. Police conducted a search of the woods nearby, but could not find Richerson.
He had been described as “armed and dangerous” by police. Richerson will be released to Tazewell County investigators.
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(PEORIA, IL) – Peoria Police, along with the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office and the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, is searching for a wanted man who should be considered armed and dangerous.
52-year-old Christopher R. Richerson is a white male who is wanted on Aggravated Battery and Attempted Murder charges out of Tazewell County. Richerson is approximately 6-foot tall and weighs 240 lbs.
Richerson’s empty vehicle was found in the area of the 4400 block of N. Carola Court in Peoria. A coordinated search involving Peoria Police officers, a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, and a police drone was conducted in the surrounding woods. Despite these efforts, Richerson was not found.
Police say Richerson should not be approached. Instead, call 911 immediately if you see him.
Anyone with information regarding Richerson’s whereabouts is encouraged to contact:
- Tazewell County Sheriff’s Detective Austin Johnson at (309) 863-1461
- Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521
- Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-90001
- Tip411 (anonymous)
