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Inmate escapes from St. Croix County facility

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By Keith Edwards - bio | email

Eau Claire (WQOW) - A loophole gives a western Wisconsin inmate a head-start at escape.

The St. Croix County sheriff says Jesse Marske never came back to jail Friday morning from his court-ordered work release. Marske was on GPS monitoring, but had cut the device off and left it at the factory when he arrived at work Thursday afternoon. He wasn't discovered missing until he failed to return to the jail 12 hours later.

When it was cut, the device sent an e-mail to the jail's Huber officer, but he wasn't on duty at the time. The sheriff says the software only allows them to send it to one e-mail address. He says they have been aware of the issue and have been trying to find a solution.

Marske was scheduled to be released next month after serving four months for disorderly conduct and failing to pay child support. Marske also has a 2007 sexual assault conviction.

Anyone with information on where he might be is asked to call the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office at (715-386-4701).

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