Wanted: Man didn’t return from Davenport work release

Law enforcement is looking for Alex Ethan Wright.
Published: May 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM CDT

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Law enforcement is looking for Alex Ethan Wright after they say he failed to return to the Davenport Work Release/OWI Center Saturday.

Law enforcement is looking for Alex Ethan Wright after they say he failed to return to the...
Law enforcement is looking for Alex Ethan Wright after they say he failed to return to the Davenport Work Release/OWI Center Saturday.(KWQC, Iowa Dept. of Corrections)

Wright was sentenced in Jackson County after pleading guilty in 2017 to 2nd-degree criminal mischief and robbery, Class B felonies, and willful injury causing serious injury, a Class C felony.

Wright is 31 years old, 5-foot-9 and 238 pounds.

He was admitted to the work release facility on March 9.

The Iowa Department of Corrections is seeking assistance from the public in locating Wright. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is urged to contact local law enforcement.