Back to jail: Police catch convicted rapist in Lincoln After he went on the run… for a third time William Clawson. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police A 28-year-old convicted rapist from Lincoln was arrested and jailed after going on the run for a third time. William Clawson was arrested in the early hours of Sunday, December 20 for a breach of notification. On Monday, December 21 he was sentenced to eight weeks imprisonment. Clawson, was sentenced to seven years in prison for the rape of a woman in Lincoln back in 2011. He was released in January 2019 and since then has been wanted by police for prison recall and for threats to kill.