Prisoner who stole gun, fled hospital apprehended

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

WASHINGTON -- An inmate in a hospital for treatment after a suicide attempt overpowered a guard, took her gun, escaped and carjacked two vehicles Tuesday, setting off a search that ended nine hours later with his capture as he got off a bus in the nation's capital.

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