Inmate from Farmington sought after mistaken release

FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Authorities are searching for an eastern Missouri jail inmate who was mistakenly released before his sentencing.

The Park Hills Daily Journal reported Wednesday that 29-year-old Jackie Baldwin II was inadvertently released from the St. Francois County jail. A manhunt is underway.

Baldwin, of Farmington, was scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 20 after entering an Alford plea to first-degree domestic assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He could face up to eight years in prison.

Authorities believe Baldwin is traveling with his wife in a 1994 red Jeep Grand Cherokee. He was last seen in the Farmington area Monday evening.