RAPID CITY, S.D. – Law enforcement officials are searching for a state prison offender who failed to report to his assigned work-release job Wednesday in Rapid City.
Authorities say 41-year-old James Traversie left the Rapid City Minimum Center on October 28 to travel to his work-release employment but never arrived at the job site.
Traversie is described as 6-foot-2, weighing approximately 222 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He is currently serving sentences from Pennington County for possession of a controlled substance and from Meade County for receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle.
Officials say failing to return to custody after a work assignment constitutes second-degree escape, a Class 5 felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Anyone who sees Traversie or has information about his whereabouts is urged to contact local law enforcement immediately. The search remains ongoing.
