The Iowa Department of Corrections, Thursday, placed 23-year old Colton Edward Benson-Blaine on escape status after he failed to return to the Council Bluffs Work Release Facility from employment, on Wednesday.

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Colton Benson-Blaine

Benson-Blaine was transferred to work release on August 6th. His sentence in Shelby County for Voluntary Manslaughter began on August 5th, 2011. Benson-Blaine is described as a white male with blonde hair and blue eyes, 6 feet one inch tall, weighs about 267 pounds and has a scar on his right wrist.

Information as to Benson-Blain’s whereabouts should be reported to the Council Bluffs Police Department or Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office.