MAN ARRESTED AFTER NOT RETURNING TO SCOTT COUNTY JAIL

BENTON, Mo. -- A 24-year-old Sikeston, Mo., man who had been arrested for assaulting a child with a drill was taken back into custody after failing to return to jail from a drug program, the Scott County sheriff said.

David Alan Jones had been released on his own recognizance to complete a 30-day drug rehabilitation program, Sheriff Bill Ferrell said. Jones was released on Saturday to go to the drug program but failed to report. He was arrested on Tuesday.

Jones was originally arrested after the Division of Family Services received a hot-line call alleging serious physical injuries to a 17-month-old child. An investigation determined that Jones had allegedly used a Drimmel tool to put the child's initials on his stomach, Ferrell said.

Jones bond remains at $500,000.