Inmate Dubusries Balkcom placed on escape status from Yankton facility

A minimum-security state prison inmate has been placed on escape status.

Inmate Dubusries Balkcom left the Yankton Community Work Center without authorization on March 13, 2022. Balkcom, age 42, is a Black male. He is 5-feet-9-inches tall and weighs approximately 207 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Balkcom is serving sentences for possession of a controlled substance from Minnehaha County and unauthorized ingestion from Union County.

If you see Balkcom or know of his whereabouts, please contact law enforcement immediately.

Leaving a non-secure facility without authorization constitutes second-degree escape, a Class 5 felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

Inmate Dubusries Balkcom booking photo from South Dakota Department of Corrections.