San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department looking for missing jail inmate

San Joaquin County sheriff's officials on Sunday afternoon were looking for a jail inmate who went missing over the weekend.

Leonard Earl Barnes, 52, was being held at the jail's Honor Farm in French Camp until Saturday, when jail staff learned he was missing during an inmate count.

Barnes was being held at the jail for a charge of possessing a stolen vehicle and had not been sentenced, according to sheriff's officials.

Authorities said Barnes is 5 feet and 10 inches tall and weighs 215 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

Officials ask anyone with information about his whereabouts to call the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department at (209) 468-4400.

This story was originally published January 21, 2018 at 4:44 PM with the headline "San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department looking for missing jail inmate."