Jamestown  (CSi)Update:  Law enforcement is no longer looking for a black, Ford Mustang from the sighting of  Decoteau and Tyndall in Minot on July 10th.

Natonie Ann Decoteau was taken into custody around 8:45 am, Saturday in Bismarck by the Bismarck Police Department.

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(L) Tyndall … (R) Decoteau

Valinda Belinda JeanTyndall is believed to still be in the Bismarck area. If you witness Valinda Tyndall, please call 911 and report your sighting.  Do not attempt to apprehend or approach her.

Earlier…

Jamestown (CSi) The two women who escaped from the North Dakota State Hospital Thursday night were sighted at the Dakota Square Mall in Minot about 2 p.m. Friday.  In an updated news release, the North Dakota Highway Patrol, reported that 33 year old Natonie Ann Decoteau,  and 28 year old Valinda Belinda Jean Tyndall,  possibly left the mall in a black Ford Mustang and heading in an unknown direction.

Anyone who witnesses either escape suspect, is asked to  call 911 and report the sighting.  Do not attempt to apprehend or approach either suspect.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, that at approximately 8:47pm Thursday – July 9, 2015 –  two individuals escaped from a ND Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation funded addiction treatment unit at the North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown. The individuals escaped from a fenced outdoor enclosure at the treatment facility.

The escapees are:

Valinda Belinda Jean Tyndall, 28 YOA, Native American Female, 5’3″, 140 lbs, pink/blonde/brown hair and brown eyes. Tyndall is under the supervision of the ND Parole and Probation and is considered an absconded probationer. She is currently on probation for an escape that occurred in 2014. Tyndall has ties to the Bismarck, ND area.

Natonie Ann Decoteau, 33 YOA, Native American Female, 5’5″, 180 lbs, with short brown hair and brown eyes. Decoteau was in the custody of the ND Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and is considered an escaped inmate. She is currently serving a sentence for a probation violation and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Decoteau has ties to the Belcourt and Fargo, ND areas.

The Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s assistance in locating both Decoteau and Tyndall. If either Decoteau or Tyndall area spotted, do not approach them. Contact law enforcement immediately by dialing 911 or call North Dakota State Radio Communications Center at 1-800-472-2121.

The women are not considered to be a danger to the public, according to a State Hospital staff person.