DES MOINES – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections report 27-year old Erica Lynn Shales, convicted of Assault on Peace Officer and other crimes in Boone County, left the Des Moines Women’s Residential Correctional Center without permission on Friday evening and has not returned.

Erica Lynn Shales

Shales is a white female, height 5’8″, and weighs 169 pounds. She was admitted to the work release facility on July 29, 2019.  Persons with information on Shales’ whereabouts should contact local police.