Inmate fails to return to correctional center, authorities searching

Authorities are requesting the public's assistance in locating an escaped inmate from Linn County Jail.

According to a news release, inmate Derek Edward Meyers, 31, was being held in the Linn County Jail on a $10,000 bond for Revocation of Probation. He was granted a court order furlough on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. but failed to return to the correctional center at 5 p.m. on that day as scheduled.

He is described in the release as a white male, 6 feet tall, weighing 180 pounds. Meyers left the jail wearing a black shirt, black sweatshirt, bluejeans and white shoes.

If anyone knows the whereabouts or has information regarding Derek Edward Meyers, they are asked to contact the Linn County Sheriff's Office at 319-892-6100 or the Cedar Rapids Police Department at 319-286-5491.