Authorities Searching for Mankato Juvenile Who Escaped Police Custody
On Sunday morning a Blue Earth County deputy was transporting 17-year-old Damario Dayshawn Latravis Williams of Mankato to the Carver County Juvenile Detention Center in Chaska MN after being detained by Mankato DPS.
Transport restraints were not used and Damario Williams fled from the deputy while walking from the squad car to the detention facility at 8:24 am. An extensive search was conducted with assistance from several area law enforcement and first responder agencies.
The search was unsuccessful and Damario Williams’s whereabouts are unknown.
A photograph is not available at this time, but Damario Williams is a 5’8” tall, light-skinned, African American male weighing 140 pounds and was last seen wearing black and blue plaid pajama pants and a black hooded jacket.
Agencies that assisted in the search included: Chaska Police, Carver County Sherrif’s Office, Bloomington Police, MN State Patrol and DNR including helicopter support, Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Chaska Fire Department, Carver Fire Department, and Ridgeview Ambulance.
Anyone with information on Damario Williams’s location is encouraged to contact the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office at (507) 304-4863 or report anonymously through crimestoppersmn.org.
