The manhunt for a fugitive who escaped from custody near Independence Rock last month entered its twelfth day on Wednesday morning. Sweetwater County Detective Dick Blust, Jr. says that 51 year old Kenneth James Ward, who was deported by Mexican authorities, was wanted on charges that stemmed from thefts valued at over $100,000 from Eaton Trucking of Farson.
Once Natrona County authorities were notified, they began an immediate, though unsuccessful, search.
Law enforcement officers in Rawlins, including the Rawlins Police Department, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office, the Wyoming Highway Patrol, and the United States Marshals Service, launched an intensive search and followed up a number of leads, one of which confirmed Ward’s presence in Rawlins after he was dropped off.
Ward is described as a white male, age 51, 6 feet in height, weight about 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. According to the man who drove him from Bairoil to Rawlins, he appeared “disheveled” with a five- to six-day beard and was “wearing a red and black checkered shirt, blue jeans, brown boots and holding a Nabor’s trucking shirt.” Travelers on Interstate 80 are warned not to pick up hitchhikers. Ward should not be approached. Anyone who thinks they have seen him or who has come into contact with him should notify law enforcement immediately.
Once Natrona County authorities were notified, they began an immediate, though unsuccessful, search.
Law enforcement officers in Rawlins, including the Rawlins Police Department, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office, the Wyoming Highway Patrol, and the United States Marshals Service, launched an intensive search and followed up a number of leads, one of which confirmed Ward’s presence in Rawlins after he was dropped off.
Ward is described as a white male, age 51, 6 feet in height, weight about 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. According to the man who drove him from Bairoil to Rawlins, he appeared “disheveled” with a five- to six-day beard and was “wearing a red and black checkered shirt, blue jeans, brown boots and holding a Nabor’s trucking shirt.” Travelers on Interstate 80 are warned not to pick up hitchhikers. Ward should not be approached. Anyone who thinks they have seen him or who has come into contact with him should notify law enforcement immediately.
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