Former Tipton prison worker pleads guilty to having sex with inmate
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A former worker at the prison in Tipton pleaded guilty on Friday to having sex with an inmate.
Jessica Baird, of Versailles, will be sentenced at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3. She is accused of having sex with a male prisoner on Oct. 21, 2024, when she worked at Tipton Correctional Center, according to court documents in previous reporting.
The prisoner admitted on a recording to having sex with Baird and Baird confirmed the story to investigators, according to the probable cause statement. The acts happened in an employee restroom, the prisoner allegedly said.