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Authorities looking for missing inmate from Omaha Community Corrections Center

Julian Tapia
Posted at 8:45 AM, Feb 20, 2023
and last updated 2023-02-20 09:45:24-05

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Law enforcement is looking for an inmate who escaped the Community Corrections Center in Omaha.

Investigators say he escaped Sunday evening.

Authorities were notified that 20-year-old Julian Tapia had removed his electronic monitoring device.

Tapia is serving a sentence of eight to 21 years for first and second-degree assault out of Buffalo County.

He had a parole hearing scheduled in February of 2024 and a tentative release date of August 17th, 2030.

Tapia is six-foot-four inches tall, 190 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. If you see him, call the Nebraska State Patrol at 1-800-525-5555.

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