COUNCIL BLUFFS – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports a man convicted in Cass County of Robbery in the 2nd Degree, escaped from the Council Bluffs Residential Facility early Sunday morning. Courtney Derrell Bennett is a 46-year-old black male, six-feet three-inches tall. He was 178 pounds.

Courtney Derrell Bennett

Bennett was admitted to the work release facility on September 16, 2020. Persons with information on Bennett’s whereabouts should contact local police.

Bennett was convicted on the Class C felony robbery charge in Dec. 2013. He had been arrested that year in connection with the armed robbery in Aug. 2013, of America’s Best Value Inn in Cass County.