LECJamestown (CSi) A Jamestown man was arrested Monday after fleeing the Stutsman County Correctional Center, where he had just reported for a 24/7 sobriety program.

51 year old Wayne Deery Jr.of Jamestown, was told by a correctional officer that he was going to be taken into custody for a possible non-compliance of the terms of the sobriety program when he fled from the building at approximately 7:55 p.m.

Lt. Justin Blinsky, says Deery was in the public portion of the building and did not flee from the secured section.

The correctional officer notified dispatch, and officers from Jamestown Police Department and the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office responded.

Deery was located about one block away in the playground area of St. John’s Academy, where he was arrested about 8-p.m. and will be charged with unlawful possession of alcohol and failure to comply with a court order.

Deery pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated on Sept. 16 in Jamestown Municipal Court in Jamestown. Having been convicted of multiple DUI’s, he was court ordered to complete a one-year 24/7 sobriety program as part of the terms of probation, Blinsky said. He is supposed to report to Stutsman County Correctional Center twice a day for drug and alcohol testing.