The Iowa Department of Corrections reports a man was placed on escape status Sunday, after he failed to return from an authorized furlough to the Marshalltown Work Release Facility. Authorities are searching for 29-year old Michael Alan Compston, who was serving a 10-year sentence for 2nd Degree Robbery out of Cerro Gordo County. His sentence began on April 4th, 2006.

Compston was transferred to the Marshalltown WRF after being granted a work release February 5th, by the Iowa Board of Parole. Work Release is a minimum security setting which allows offenders an opportunity to gradually adjust to the transition between prison, and the community.

Compston

Compston is a white male, 6-feet tall, weighs 175-pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. He also has a tattoo on his neck, piercings in both ears and left eyebrow. Anyone with knowledge of his location should call the Marshalltown Police Department or Marshal County Sheriff’s Office.