Man who previously escaped from Osage County Jail sentenced to probation

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who escaped from the Osage County Jail in October 2023 has been sentenced to probation.

Alex Stieffermann pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 in multiple cases to several crimes, including escaping confinement, second-degree assault, stealing a vehicle, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and causing damage to jail property. He was sentenced to probation along with a 15-year suspended sentence, court filings show.

Court documents in previous reporting say Stieffermann had ran away from the jail after he assaulted a jail officer and took his keys.

Stieffermann allegedly hit an officer “multiple times” and took his facility keys. Stieffermann made it to a kitchen area and hit another officer with a fire extinguisher, according to the statement. The officer was brought to an emergency room after suffering from a head injury, the statement says.

Stiefferman then escaped from the jail using the facility keys, but was later found in Linn, documents say.