UPDATE: ESCAPEE HAS BEEN APPREHENDED. 12/13/16 4:56PM
According to Lt. Jeffrey Silk of the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, Joseph Dillon Smith, a white male, age 25, was on a work detail in the area of the Saline County Detention Center, walked away from that detail.
Smith was incarcerated for misdemeanor charges. He was last seen in the area of the Ralph Bunch community in Benton.
Anyone with information, please contact 911.
From BNPD:
Brown hair, blue eyes, 5-foot, 10-inches tall and about 175 pounds. He was last known to be in an orange jumpsuit. If you see this suspecte, DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN DANGER, please call 911 immediately. ****Joseph Dillon Smith has a Batman tattoo on the right side of his neck. He also has recently cut his hair. The schools in the Benton School District have been put on lock down as a precaution. Last seen in the Neeley Street area. *Note-Multiple law enforcement agencies are working a large perimeter to attempt to locate currently in the City of Benton around the Neely Road/ Edison area.