Woman Arrested After Trying to Help Inmate Escape Prison

Sherry Ann Young, a 41-year-old St. Charles woman, is being charged with aiding escape of a prisoner confined for felony and conspiracy or attempted escape from confinement after police say she tried to help a notorious ATM robber from jail, KMOV reports. 

Young, the report says, tried to help John Wesley Jones, who had been serving a 32-year federal sentence for an ATM robbery in St. Charles County. The pair met while Jones was serving time for kidnapping a woman and her two daughters, KMOV reported. 

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According to court documents, an investigation determined Young visited Jones multiple times after he was brought to St. Louis in July. She also called him both while he was at the Justice Center and while in federal prison in Kentucky.

During their phone calls, it was learned the two had discussed an escape plan and that Young talked about smuggling items into the Justice Center.

She also admitted to purchasing a .40 caliber handgun for Jones in September. In August, she also bought a handcuff key that matched the one in Jones’ cell. Records indicate she visited Jones in jail several times after purchasing the key.