UPDATE 11:23 a.m.
Lincoln Police say officers located Christopher Manzer Wednesday night after he went missing from the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln.
Here's what the LPD crash report says:
"On Wednesday November 9 at 9:09 p.m. police were dispatched to a vehicle crash near 13-Highway 2. An LSO Deputy had witnessed a vehicle collide with the rear of a semi tractor-trailer. Officers arrived and observed a male party trapped in the vehicle. LFR extricated the male who initially walked to the ambulance for treatment. An officer on scene located documents in the crashed vehicle and recognized the name as that of an individual the Department of Corrections had reported missing after cutting off an ankle monitor. After a brief struggle 47-year-old Christopher Manzer was taken into custody.
Manzer was cited & released for Resisting Arrest, Providing False Information, Careless Driving, No Operators License and No Insurance. He was transported to a local hospital where he was admitted for treatment of injuries. Nebraska Department of Corrections Staff took custody of him at the hospital."
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Authorities are trying to locate a missing inmate from the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln.
Christopher Manzer did not return to the facility today from his job in the community, according to a press release. The press release also said that his electronic monitoring device had been removed.
Manzer was sentenced to 13 years and four months to life on charges out of Pierce County that include second-degree murder, assault and use of a weapon to commit a felony.
Manzer has a parole board hearing scheduled for January 2023.
Manzer is a 47-year-old white man, 5’ 10”, 177 lbs., with brown hair and hazel eyes. Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to contact police or the Nebraska State Patrol.
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