Yankton, South Dakota Woman Sentenced for Escape from Federal Custody

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Jordon Whipple, age 30, of Yankton, South Dakota, was sentenced on October 2, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for escape from federal custody. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Whipple to 6 months’ imprisonment, consecutive to her previously imposed sentence, which she had yet to complete when she escaped from custody. There is no parole in the federal system. After Whipple’s release from prison, she will begin a 1-year term of supervised release.

In September 2022, Whipple was sentenced to the Bureau of Prisons for a term of 41 months following her conviction for involuntary manslaughter. On November 21, 2023, Whipple was transferred to a Residential Reentry Center (RRC) in Omaha to complete her federal sentence, which was set to expire on May 12, 2024. On April 13, 2024, Whipple left the RRC without permission or authorization while she was still in the custody of the Attorney General or his designee. Whipple was placed in escape status until she was arrested June 11, 2024.  

This case was investigated by the United States Marshal Service.