Jul 03, 2022

Inmate from Hitchcock County missing from Community Corrections in Lincoln

Posted Jul 03, 2022 5:29 PM

From the Nebraska Department of Corrections

LINCOLN, Neb.-Authorities have been notified about an inmate missing from the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln.

Seth Straub left his work assignment in the community Friday morning and did not return to the facility.

Straub started his sentence on April 6, 2021. He was sentenced to three to five years on a charge of theft by unlawful taking or disposition out of Hitchcock County. Straub has a parole eligibility date of July 28 and a tentative release date of July 19, 2023.

Straub is a 23-year-old white man, 5-foot-10, 210 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to contact local authorities or the Nebraska State Patrol.