Escape alert: Mark Kelly missing from Waterloo correctional facility

Escape alert: Mark Kelly missing from Waterloo correctional facility

Mark Desmond Kelly, a 54-year-old convicted of multiple offenses, did not return to the Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility as required on February 8.

Work release escape of Mark Kelly

WATERLOO, Iowa – The Iowa Dept. of Corrections reports Mark Desmond Kelly, who was convicted of Robbery 2nd Degree, Theft 1st Degree, and Possession of Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine in Black Hawk County, failed to report back to the Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility as required on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Kelly is a 54-year-old, 5’7″, 209-pound Black male. He was admitted to the work release facility on Nov. 6, 2025. Mark Desmond …