BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Authorities say a convicted felon who
walked away from a Mandan halfway house last month has been
arrested in Fort Yates.
Dustin Hart is charged in federal court with escape. He's
scheduled to be arraigned later this week.
Staff members at the halfway house discovered that Hart was
missing after they were alerted to the fact he had tampered with
his GPS monitor on the afternoon of Sept. 22.
Hart had been convicted in 2009 of possession of a firearm by a
person convicted of domestic violence. He was sentenced to nearly
three years in prison.
Hart was moved to the halfway house on June 14 and was scheduled
to be released on Dec. 24.
