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Prisoner takes hostages at a hospital and beyond

Hospital Safety Connection, April 4, 2007

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A wild crime spree all started at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, OH, on Monday.

A federal prisoner who had arrived at the hospital for treatment allegedly took two correctional guards and two nurses hostage before escaping the hospital alone wearing one of the guard's uniforms, reported The Vindicator newspaper of Youngstown.

From there, the suspect allegedly

  • carjacked a man outside the hospital
  • robbed two banks in central Ohio
  • invaded a home in Hilliard, OH, and held two women there hostage

The suspect eventually surrendered later that afternoon after negotiating with police.



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