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Illinois State Police District 19 seeks assistance

Illinois State Police District 19 is searching for a Stonefort man who ran from a state trooper during the course of his arrest.

ISP asks for the public's help in locating Arnold Samuel Cornett, 26 of

Stonefort, according to a release from ISP. Cornett is wanted on an Albany County, Wyo., arrest warrant for failure to appear in court on drug-related charges. Additional charges are also being pursued in Saline County following a

traffic stop on the evening of Monday.

At about 8:50 p.m. Monday a District 19 trooper stopped a vehicle for expired Illinois registration plates traveling on Main Street at Poplar Street in Harrisburg. The trooper initiated a traffic stop, identified the driver as Cornett and subsequently placed him in custody for the Wyoming arrest warrant. Cornett escaped custody of the trooper and fled westbound from the scene on foot, according to the release. He remained in handcuffs.

Attempts to locate Cornett by ISP, Saline County Sheriff's Office and Harrisburg Police Department were unsuccessful.

If anyone has contact with or information concerning Cornett, do not attempt to apprehend him, please contact your local law enforcement agency or ISP District 19 at 618-382-4606, Extension 255, the release states.