A registered sex offender who went missing Friday while on work release in Guthrie County was captured in Des Moines Wednesday afternoon.

The Iowa Department of Corrections reports that 26-year-old Ross Michael Clouse was apprehended at a private residence by the Fifth Judicial District Fugitive Unit and United States Marshals. He was transported to the Polk County Jail.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the case by locating Clouse’s GPS tracking device, which was discarded into a ditch near Guthrie Center.

Clouse was serving a sentence for third degree sexual abuse and indecent contact with a child. Additionally, he is in a lifetime sex offender supervision program.

Raccoon Valley Radio will bring you more information as it becomes official.