Authorities in Johnson County are searching for an escaped inmate who was charged with first-degree murder in Nov. 2020.
According to the Johnston County Emergency Management Facebook page, 33-year old Shaun Michael Baumgardner and 24-year old Jeremy Kurt Lewis escaped overnight and were discovered missing this morning.
Baumgarnder is a white male, 6 ft. tall, 242 lbs, and has blue eyes and blonde hair.
Johnston County Sheriff Gary Dodd told KXII that Baumgardner has ties to the Durant area and they do not know if he is in a vehicle or on foot. Dodd says that they have recovered a vehicle they believe he stole this morning in Tishomingo.
Online reports show Baumgardner was charged with first-degree murder in relation to a collision that killed a Johnston County resident and critically injured another. He was also charged with two additional felony counts for causing great bodily injury while eluding a police officer and possession of a stolen vehicle.
If you see him, do not approach him. Call 911.
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