South Dakota inmate placed on escape status
Published: Jan. 3, 2020 at 4:53 PM CST
Authorities are looking for a South Dakota inmate who has been placed on escape status.
Twenty-eight-year-old Richard Barela left his community service work site in Yankton Friday afternoon without authorization.
Authorities said he took a 2007 silver Chevy half-ton pickup from the work site. The pickup truck's State of South Dakota license plate is CH 331.
Barela, a Hispanic male, is 5'11'' and weighs 165 pounds.
Barela is serving a 10-year sentence with 4 years suspended for possession of a controlled substance out of Hughes County.
Anyone who sees him is asked to contact police.
