Garang Majok.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — A South Dakota inmate on work release in Sioux Falls has been placed on escape status.
A release from the state department of corrections says Garang Majok didn’t come back from work on time yesterday. He’s serving concurrent sentences for third-degree simple assault and failure to appear from Minnehaha County.
The DOC says he could be charged with second-degree escape, a felony that carries a sentence of up to 5 years in prison.
The full release from the DOC is below:
State prison inmate Garang Majok has been placed on escape status.
Majok left the Sioux Falls Community Work Center July 13 to go to his work release jobsite in Sioux Falls. Escape procedures began when Majok failed to return to the prison at the scheduled time.
Majok, age 27, is a black male, 6-feet-6 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.
Majok is serving concurrent sentences for third-degree simple assault and failure to appear from Minnehaha County.
If you see Majok or know of his whereabouts, contact law enforcement.
Failure to return following an assignment constitutes second-degree escape, a Class 5 felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
