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Fugitive at-large in Washakie County

Colorado man evades law enforcement Monday night

WORLAND – A Colorado felon wanted on multiple drug charges escaped from local law enforcement officials Monday night, swimming across a canal near Highway 433/West River Road, and evading police well into Tuesday when the Washakie County Sheriff's Office issued a fugitive notice for Michael Patrick Kerr.

On the evening of May 22, at approximately 9:05 p.m., county officers attempted to arrest Kerr...