September 4, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Three inmates placed on escape status

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- A search is underway for three minimum-security inmates in Sioux Falls.

Inmates Liberty Briley, Joseph Davis and Kevan Whiteman left the Sioux Falls Community Work Center without authorization Sept. 4.

Briley, age 44, is a white male. He is 6-feet-3-inches tall and weighs approximately 205 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He is serving a five-year sentence for forgery from Hughes County.

Davis, age 28, is a white male with brown hair and blue eyes. He is 5-feet-11-inches tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds. He is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of marijuana from Davison County.

Whiteman, age 21, is a Native American male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5-feet-6-inches tall and weighs approximately 155 pounds. He is serving three years for possession of a controlled substance from Minnehaha County.

Anyone who sees these inmates or knows of their whereabouts should contact law enforcement immediately. Leaving a non-secure correctional facility without authorization constitutes second-degree escape, a Class 5 felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

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