HANNA CITY, Ill. (WMBD) — A man was arrested after running through yards yelling someone was trying to kill him, after allegedly trying to go camping with a 15-year-old boy.

The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office was called at 6 p.m., May 24, to the area of Lakeshore Drive in Hanna City on reports of the man yelling while running through yards, said Sheriff Chris Watkins.

When deputies arrived, they found a backpack with an Oklahoma ID belonging to Rusty Barrilleaux, 39, who had allegedly been the man running through yards earlier.

Deputies then learned that Barrileaux had allegedly been talking in a “sexual manner” to what he thought was the teenage boy on an online dating app and was allegedly meeting up with him to go camping, Watkins said.

According to the sheriff, when Barrilleaux allegedly went to meet up with the boy, an adult confronted him, and he ran away. 

The next day, Sunday, May 25, deputies were called again to a wooded area near Murphy Road and Carol Court to reports of smoke coming from the woods, he said.

Police dogs were brought to the area and, a short time later, tracked and found Barrilleaux.

Deputies also found a campsite they believe he set up. At the campsite, Watkins says, they found a laptop with conversations between what appeared to be Barrilleaux’s account and what he may have believed was a juvenile. 

Barrilleaux allegedly admitted to detectives he was attempting to meet the boy. He was arrested and booked in the Peoria County Jail on charges of indecent solicitation of a minor, grooming, and distribution of harmful material to a minor.

As of Monday morning, he is still being held in jail, according to court documents.

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