The Audrain County's Sheriff Office arrested a wanted Bowling Green man in Marion County on Wednesday, following reports of the suspect’s presence in Vandalia on Tuesday night.

The subject was identified as Scott Joseph Adams, a 41-year-old man from Bowling Green, according to a Facebook post by the Audrain County Sheriff's Office. Adams was wanted for a Marion County felony arrest warrant.

Following the reports, the sheriff's office said it set a perimeter with help from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Once daylight hours came, the perimeter was searched, cleared and closed.

At about 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Adams was located near Walsh and Lincoln streets in Vandalia where he was taken into custody, according to the Facebook post. During the arrest, a MSHP trooper suffered a leg

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