Deputies check on man digging in trash near on-ramp

Heard on: Washington County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Mt. Vernon Fire Dispatch

02:07

00:00

If you haven't seen anybody, are you still on the phone with the caller or no?

00:06

Yeah, I can give her a call.

00:12

She said the sixty-four eastbound on-ramp is where he was last seen.

00:20

That's where he was last seen, but he was walking when I talked to him.

00:25

Caller left.

00:28

10-4.

00:33

County?

00:35

Good.

00:37

Caller's advising that he is now at the Road Ranger, getting into the trash can.

00:46

10-4.

00:53

Copy it. 27.

01:00

White male out of California, last name (name withheld).

01:04

(number withheld),

01:07

(number withheld).

01:11

Date of birth (number withheld) , (number withheld) .

01:16

(number withheld), he's clear, valid.

01:18

St. Louis.

01:21

Denver,

01:23

he's walking across the United States and trying to get to the east coast.

01:27

He's going to be moving out here shortly.

01:30

I believe he's going to try and catch a ride with a trucker.

01:36

Out (number withheld).

01:48

I'll be ten eight.

01:52

No, gentleman's just trying to walk across the United States.

01:57

He says that we're probably going to get more calls about it because he doesn't want any rides.

02:01

I offered him a ride to the county line.

02:03

He said no.

02:05

Believe he's going to go down 177 and keep walking the keys.

9/5/2026 12:36 PM

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Hen House Rd, Okawville, IL 62271

Deputies check on man digging in trash near on-ramp

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