Kamron Taylor's capture a relief to victim's family

KANKAKEE, Ill. (WLS) -- The news of escaped prisoner Taylor's capture in Chicago meant relief for the family of the man he murdered some 60 miles away in Kankakee.

Taylor was scheduled to be sentenced in May for killing 21-year-old Nelson Williams Jr. during a robbery in June of 2013. He faces a sentence of 45 years to life.

Williams was shot in the head on his front porch during a scuffle with a man demanding money.

It was an exhausting trial for the family of the victim.

"I knew it was going to come down to this, I just didn't know how long," said Nelson Williams, the victim's father. "But I'm glad it's over with."

Williams says his son wasn't perfect but he certainly didn't deserve to get killed.

When Taylor, who has an extensive record, escaped jail on Wednesday, Williams says the thought crossed his mind briefly that Taylor would come back to hurt someone else.

"I just worried when I go home that he would ambush me like he did my son," Williams said. "After that it's over with."