March 29, 2024

Inmate listed as escaped from work release facility

WATERLOO — Authorities have listed an inmate as escaped from the state work release facility in Waterloo.

The Iowa Corrections Department said in a news release Monday that 38-year-old Shawn Washington didn’t return Sunday from a furlough.

He’s been serving a 45-year sentence since August 2005. Washington was convicted in Black Hawk County of intimidation with a dangerous weapon and ongoing criminal conduct and with prohibited acts.