WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A man is in custody weeks after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars of equipment from a southern Illinois water district.

According to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the Lake of Egypt Water District for a burglary report at around 9:30 a.m. on August 19.

Deputies learned that multiple brass fittings were stolen from the water district, with the loss valued at more than $19,000.

Later the same day, the sheriff’s office said several of the stolen brass fittings were found in a wooded area near the district.

Then, on Aug. 21, investigators used photographic evidence to identify a male suspect seen entering the property to collect the stolen items as Shawn D. Quertermous.

On September 3, a warrant was issued for Querter

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