Crime & Safety
Inmate Escapes Transport Van On Way To Kane County Jail
According to St. Charles police, Hugo R. Avila slipped out of his handcuffs and escaped from a transport van on the way to the county jail.
ELGIN, IL — The Kane County Sheriff's Department along with other local agencies are looking for an inmate who escaped a transport van while being taken to the county jail.
Authorities said the man, identified as 21-year-old Hugo R. Avila, was being transferred from the Elgin Police Department when he slipped out of his handcuffs and ran from the van while the vehicle was stalled in traffic. Avila was last seen near Randall Road and Route 64 at around 1:05 p.m., Sheriff Ron Hain and St. Charles officials said in a news release.
Avila was charged Monday with aggravated fleeing from a police officer, speeding 21 miles per hour over the speed limit and possessing drug paraphernalia, according to Kane County court records. Records show Avila was remanded into custody after his Tuesday bond hearing.
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Avila has black hair and brown eyes, is about 5-feet-8-inches tall, weighs 125 pounds and was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans.
Police are asking residents not to approach Avila if they spot him and to instead call 911.
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