Authorities in western Iowa are searching for a man who failed to return from a work release program this weekend. 25-year old Colton Edward Benson-Blaine was listed as escaped from the Council Bluffs Work Release Facility after he failed to return from his place of employment. Benson is described as being a white male, 6-feet 2-inches tall, weighing 232 pounds. He was blonde hair, blue eyes, and a scar on his right wrist.

Benson-Blaine was serving a 12-year sentence for out of Shelby and Pottawattamie Counties for Voluntary manslaughter, Operating a Vehicle without consent and Voluntary Absence. His sentence began Aug. 5th, 2011. He was transferred to Work Release on March 16th, 2016 under the authority of the Iowa Board of Parole.

If you see him, notify the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Council Bluffs Police, or your local law enforcement agency.

Colton Edward Benson-Blaine