WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW

UPDATE: Police say the AWOL Marathon County Jail inmate who did not return to the facility this week is now in custody.

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Police in Wausau are asking for the public’s help locating a Marathon County Jail inmate who is missing from the facility.

Brieanna Persike, 27, is serving a sentence for theft that began June 10. She left the jail on Huber release and did not return. Her sentence is not set to conclude until Aug. 4.

Persike is a white woman who is 5’4? tall and about 120 pounds.

Anyone with information on Persike’s whereabouts is asked to call the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department’s non-emergency line at 715-261-1200, option 1. Tipsters can also call Marathon County Crimestoppers 877-409-8777 or issue a tip on the web at www.marathoncounty.crimestoppersweb.com.