Police are scouring the farm fields and homes near Princeton after an inmate escaped while being transferred. Joshua Drinnon escaped when the van he was in stopped at a rest stop along I-80. Drinnon was being held for a robbery case, and was supposed to be on his way to California.
Police say they consider him dangerous, and are urging people in an around Princeton to take every precaution.
Ogle County Sheriff police sent an officer to the area in helping local authories capture Drinnon.