At about 8:20 p.m., Sunday night, offenders Peter Payton and Charles Meister were discovered missing, according to a press release from the Work Ethic Camp. Local law enforcement and the Nebraska State Patrol were notified and the facility was secured with an emergency count conducted.

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Both 19, they were sentenced to complete the 180-day Work Ethic Camp program as a condition of their probation for an attempted burglary conviction in Cheyenne County.

This morning, authorities were looking for a 2005 Chevrolet pickup which may have been stolen by the pair.

More information will be released as it becomes available.