UNION, Mo. (AP) - An inmate has escaped from an eastern Missouri jail where he worked in the kitchen.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Franklin County Sheriff Steven Pelton 37-year-old Ricky Johnson Jr. escaped around 6 a.m. Wednesday when a kitchen staff member arrived at work and unlocked a rear door.
Johnson was being held at the jail for probation violations. His original charges were receiving stolen property, property damage, burglary and stealing.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
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