Abortion Clinics Warned of Escapee
From Times Wire Reports
Police in Clinton warned abortion clinics to be particularly cautious as officers searched for an escaped inmate who allegedly threatened doctors who perform abortions.
Clayton Lee Waagner, who once said he was on a mission from God to kill abortion providers, escaped from the DeWitt County Jail while awaiting sentencing on weapon possession and vehicle theft convictions. Waagner, 44, of Kennerdell, Pa., was arrested in 1999 after entering Illinois in a stolen motor home with four stolen handguns.
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