MOUNT VERNON — A 21-year-old Mt. Vernon man wanted on a 2017 indictment for armed robbery was apprehended Wednesday morning during a traffic stop by Mt. Vernon police.

Sharod Jahlik Wilson-Patton was indicted in August 2017 on Class X felony charges of armed robbery and home invasion after a May 10, 2017 incident in which he and Mekeyle Johnson allegedly forced their way into a home in the 4100 block of Willow Springs.

According to Mt. Vernon Police Chief Trent Page, the two suspects and a possible third reportedly pointed guns at two people in the home and threatened to shoot them before stealing cash and fleeing the scene.

Johnson was ultimately captured in West Virginia in 2018 and extradited back to Illinois on the Jefferson County charges.

He pleaded guilty to the armed robbery charge and was sentenced to 5-years in prison. A 2018 Class 2 felony charge of intimidation of a civilian was dismissed against Johnson as part of his plea agreement. He’s currently on parole.

Page says Wilson-Patton was apprehended Wednesday during a traffic stop around 2:23 a.m. in the 700 block of South 23rd in Mt. Vernon. Bail on the 2017 case had previously been set at $100,000.

The driver of the vehicle, 29-year-old Brandon Kirkman, of St. Louis, was arrested on an outstanding warrant from St. Louis City and for driving without a valid license.

Both men were also arrested for alleged possession of less than 5-grams of methamphetamine that was reportedly found in the vehicle.