Lowell “Max” Ambler, 46, a former LaSalle County sheriff’s deputy, was spotted Tuesday October 3, 2017 in rural Earlville in LaSalle County, where he is believed to have been seen running from a hunting blind. Ambler is considered armed and dangerous, carrying a .45 caliber, semi-automatic handgun.
Ambler, of Mendota in LaSalle County, is wanted on a bail bond violation in connection to two previous charges of home invasion and aggravated battery in Lee County.
The manhunt also caused a soft lockdown at Plainfield North High School at about 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, 2017 after a stolen vehicle was found near Plainfield. He was not believed to be in the Plainfield area Wednesday afternoon. The suspect was believed to have stolen a semi-trailer truck out of LaSalle County and arrived in the Plainfield area.
Earlville is about 46 miles west of Plainfield, Illinois; and about 13 miles east of Mendota. The suspect carjacked a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe with license plate S785884, and the offender immediately fled the area in an unknown direction. The SUV was found abandoned in Earlville Wednesday.
Ex-deputy turned armed fugitive holed up in wooded area: LaSalle County sheriff https://t.co/2dYqfuJYX0 pic.twitter.com/JfRNK34MAY
— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) October 5, 2017
Manhunt continues for armed suspect Lowell Ambler, a former sheriff's deputy: https://t.co/YFSrBtW5Bj pic.twitter.com/Q6b0e48pDY
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) October 5, 2017
UPDATE: Manhunt resumes early Thursday for ex-deputy accused of #Plainfield carjacking, other crimes … https://t.co/n4w9sC4hNI pic.twitter.com/9F4lpOs8Ts
— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) October 5, 2017
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