Interstate manhunt ends with arrest in Waukegan woman's slaying

The Waukegan man wanted for the murder of his wife outside a Lincolnshire hotel was captured this morning in Lake Station, Ind.

Lake County Deputy State's Attorney Jeff Pavletic said Clarence Weber Jr., was found walking along a road at 6:30 a.m. about eight miles from the truck stop where his car was discovered Monday.

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Weber is accused of stabbing his wife, Adelina Weber, 31, once in the chest Saturday afternoon outside the SpringHill Suites on Marriott Drive.

Pavletic said a Lake County, Ind., sheriff's deputy spotted Weber's rented car outside a truck stop in Lowell about 4 p.m. Monday.

Weber fled the truck stop on foot before he could be arrested, Pavletic said, and police set up a miles-wide perimeter around the area.

A search was conducted with a helicopters, planes, and officers and dogs throughout the night, Pavletic said, but Weber was able to avoid being caught.

Pavletic said he expects Weber to be brought before a judge in Indiana sometime Wednesday for an extradition proceeding.

The warrant charging Weber with first-degree murder in Lake County, Ill., calls for him to be held on $2 million bond. Pavletic said Weber is not eligible for bond in Indiana.