Update:
Richard Allen Carle was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon, January 31, 2016, according to Detective Tony Baugh with the Mercer County Sheriff's Departement.
Original post:
A man was wanted out of Mercer County for cruelty to animals, according to a statement from the Mercer County Crime Stoppers.
Authorities said they were searching for 39-year-old Richard Allen Carle and had a warrant out for his arrest.
Carle was described as a white man with brown hair and brown eyes who wears glasses. He is 5-feet, 7-inches tall.
"Carle is also a registered sexual predator so his whereabouts are imperative at this time," the statement said. He was last known to be living in Keithsburg, Illinois.
If you have any information about Carle's whereabouts, you are asked to call the Mercer County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-582-2762 or 309-582-3500.
Information leading to an arrest can be rewarded up to $1,000.