The Nebraska Department of Corrections says Jeremy Hayes walked away from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln Friday evening .
Hayes failed to return to the facility after being allowed out on an approved pass earlier in the day to attend a community program.
He was wearing an electronic monitoring device that was last activated in the area of 13th and E Streets in Lincoln.
Staff members searched the area, but did not find Hayes or the device.
Hayes started serving his sentence on August 26, 2019.
He is serving three-and-a-half years on charges out of Lancaster County that include possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person.
He has a tentative release date of next March.
Hayes is black, six feet tall, 175 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to contact local law enforcement or the Nebraska State Patrol.