After more than a month and a half on the run, authorities have apprehended a dangerous wanted man.

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office started searching for 32-year-old Kevin Lee Thornburg for apprehension and questioning involving a home invasion that occurred on SE 250 in the Coal area on April 23.

The sheriff’s office says during the incident, the homeowner was shot allegedly by Thornburg before he fled the scene. The homeowner was transported by ambulance for medical treatment for the gunshot wound, and has subsequently been released from the hospital.

Thornburg was being sought on the felony offenses of first-degree assault, first-degree burglary, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

A roadway shooting also occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on April 23 along SE 450 near the intersection of SE Route U in the Coal area in which the occupants of a vehicle traveling in the area were shot at several times from the occupant of another vehicle that pulled up alongside them. A minor injury was sustained by one victim in this incident, and their vehicle was damaged by the gunfire.

Thornburg was considered armed and dangerous; and residents were advised they should utilize extreme caution if they should come into contact with him for any reason.

According to an update from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, June 15, Thornburg was apprehended in St. Charles County.

Formal charges have not been filed by the Henry County Prosecuting Attorney as of yet.

Photo courtesy the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.