UPDATE: Walkaway from Missouri River Correctional Center located in Devils Lake, arrested

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - UPDATE (11/13/25 9:15 p.m.):

The North Dakota Highway Patrol said Roman Poitra was located at a residence in Devils Lake Thursday shortly before 7:30 p.m. and taken into custody. He’s being held at the Lake Region Correctional Center.

ORIGINAL STORY (11/8/25 1:42 p.m.): On Nov. 8, 2025, at 11:19 a.m., the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported a walk away from Missouri River Correctional Center, an unfenced, minimum-security facility for residents with minimum custody requirements.

Roman James Poitra, 38, is Native American, 5′11”, 260 pounds with brown eyes, shoulder-length dark hair, and glasses.

Poitra is serving a sentence for possession of certain materials prohibited in Cass County and a violation for failure to register. His release date is Jan. 2028. Poitra has connections to the Devils Lake area and may be traveling in that direction.

The DOCR contacted the North Dakota Highway Patrol dispatch as soon as the walk away was discovered, and the MRCC facility grounds were searched.

If you have any information on Poitra’s whereabouts, please contact your local law enforcement or the North Dakota Highway Patrol at 701-328-9921.