An inmate from the Codington County Detention Center in Watertown is on the loose after escaping during a doctor’s appointment yesterday morning (May 9, 2023).
39 year old Justin Taube was taken to a doctor’s appointment at 6:45am. He then left the medical facility and did not return to the Detention Center.
Taube, of Wilmar, MN, is serving a sentence for possessing a controlled substance.
Codington County Sheriff Brad Howell said there is no immediate danger to the public however, anyone who sees Taube should not confront him, but should contact law enforcement right away.
Whereabouts or information can also be sent to the sheriff’s tipline at codingtonsheriff.com/tip-line/.
(News partner KXLG contributed to this story.)
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