Fleeing felon flushed from flora in eastern Menard County

Several law enforcement agencies worked together to apprehend an armed suspect Tuesday afternoon. 

32-year-old manhunt subject Leonardo Pizarro. Image from Mason CSO Facebook page.
32-year-old manhunt subject Leonardo Pizarro. Image from Mason CSO Facebook page.

  At approximately 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, Menard County Sheriff’s Office received a call from DPS Trooper John Griffith regarding a man hunt for an armed male subject near Erna Frac Sand facility in far southeast Menard County.    Mason County Sheriff’s Office had responded to the sand plant at Evans Lane off US Highway 377 near Tri County Road in Mason County after receiving a …