Illinois State Police in Ullin say a wanted sex offender, who fled on foot following a traffic stop earlier this week on I-24 in Johnson County, was taken into custody by Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies just after 8 this morning.

Thirty-year-old Michael A. Lafond was wanted for failure to register as a sex offender.

A local resident saw a person matching Lafond’s description walking across a field along Deer Ridge Road and alerted authorities.

Sheriff’s deputies and ISP responded to the area where Lafond was spotted. Lafond was found and taken into custody without incident.