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Dane County Jail Inmate Declared AWOL

July 16, 2008
Contact: Lt. David Dohnal Phone: (608) 284-6155 FAX: (608) 284-6043
Sheriff's Office

Madison, WI – July 16, 2008 On July 16, 2008, Darrius R. Howard, an inmate in the Dane County Jail, failed to return to the Dane County Ferris Center Jail after being released for an appointment with his Probation Officer. A Dane County Deputy following up with the Probation Officer learned that Howard did attend the scheduled 2:30 p.m. appointment. However, he then failed to return to the Ferris Center and was declared AWOL at 5:30 p.m. Howard is described as an 18-year old black male, approximately 5’07” tall and weighing approximately150 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Howard, who has ties to the Northport area, also has a tattoo of a cross on his right arm and another on his right shoulder. At the time Howard went AWOL, he was serving a 6-month sentence, with work release, for Aggravated Battery. Anyone with information on Howard’s whereabouts is asked to call 911.
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