BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - 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.

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