Masked Gunman Near Wilmington Gets Caught: Sheriff

WILMINGTON, IL — A 27-year-old Diamond man is now in custody at the Will County Jail after sheriff's police say that Corey Ingram wore a blue ski mask as he robbed the Knights Inn River Road Truck Stop in Wilmington Township around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. An employee told sheriff's police the robber also wore gloves and showed off a handgun being kept in his waistband.

"The employee placed the cash into a store plastic bag and handed it to the offender. The offender then exited the store," Will County's Sheriff's Department announced Monday.

About 10 minutes after the robbery, a Wilmington police officer and a Will County Sheriff's deputy spotted a white man later identified as Corey Ingram hiding in the bushes in a nearby heavily wooded area.

"Ingram made a statement incriminating himself and was found with a plastic store bag containing USC, gloves, a pink/blue mask, and a loaded handgun," police said.

Then, about an hour later, around 5:30 a.m., police found Ingram's GMC 3500 pickup truck backed into the nearby wooded area.

"A loaded handgun was located inside," Will County police revealed.

Ingram was arrested on charges of possession of a stolen firearm, armed robbery and possessing a firearm with no FOID card.