MITCHELL, SD (Mitchell Now) A search is underway for a state prison offender.
Offender James Traversie left the Rapid City Minimum Center on October 28, 2026, to go to his assigned work release employment, but never showed up at the jobsite.
Traversie, age 41, is six-feet-two inches tall and weighs approximately 222 pounds. He is Native American, with black hair and brown eyes.
Traversie is currently serving sentences from Pennington County for possession of a controlled substance and from Meade County for receiving/transferring a stolen vehicle.
Failure to return to custody following a work assignment constitutes second-degree escape, a Class 5 felony subject to a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment.
Anyone who sees Traversie or has knowledge of his whereabouts should contact local law enforcement immediately.