The Clarksville Police Department in Montgomery County, Tennessee, located escapee 47-year-old Javier Aguirre of Hoopeston at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Aguirre had been missing from the Minonk area after he escaped from a hospital van last Wednesday.
Illinois State Police responded last week to a report Aguirre had escaped from a hospital transport van on Interstate 39 near milepost 28 in Minonk. Aguirre was reported to have posed a danger to himself and others. Air and K9 search units had no success locating him.
The ISP Division of Criminal Investigation, Zone 4, investigated the alleged criminal damage to property by Aguirre during his escape. The Woodford County State’s Attorney’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest Thursday on a charge of criminal damage to property, with a $60,000 bond.
Aguirre has been taken into custody without incident and is no longer a threat to the community, police said. A balanced approach is being taken regarding Aguirre’s health concerns and the victim’s rights, the Illinois State Police said in a news release.