ABOVE- this still from a Menard County Deputy’s body cam captures the image of two individuals fleeing law enforcement during a recent bailout. MCSO photo.
ABOVE- Local landowners are encouraged to send in game camera photos showing suspected illegal immigrant activity. This image came from a Menard County landowner in October. MCSO photo.
By Paige Wright
Shortly after 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2023, Menard County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a reported bailout approximately 4 miles north of Menard on U.S. Highway 83.
A “bailout” begins when a driver—often a “coyote,” or human smuggler— is illegally transporting non-citizens across the Mexican border into the U.S. The vehicle may appear as suspicious or it may have committ…
