Illinois fugitives arrested at Morton's Gap truck stop | Crime

The Kentucky State Police, along with the U. S. Marshals Service, have arrested two individuals that were wanted out of Illinois.

On Wednesday,  at approximately 3:47 p.m., troopers arrested John L. Cunningham Jr., age 41 of Windsor, IL, and his wife, Janet S. Cunningham, age 43, at the Mortons Gap Pilot Truck Stop.  The Cunninghams were wanted by Illinois authorities for aggravated battery, armed robbery, and vehicle theft.

The couple was located at the truck stop inside the stolen vehicle.  They were arrested without incident.

The Cunninghams were transported to the Hopkins County Jail where they were lodged and charged with Fugitive from Justice.