Inmate tries to escape through Dallas hospital ceiling, deputies say

An inmate who was in the custody of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office reportedly tried to make an escape on Sunday by trying to climb through a hospital’s ceiling.

The sheriff’s office said the 36-year-old inmate, who is accused of aggravated robbery, was being treated in a room at Charlton Methodist Medical Center in Dallas. At the time, the inmate was wearing leg restraints and was being monitored by a deputy.

The inmate, according to the sheriff’s office, asked to use a bathroom and was escorted to one by a deputy. However, the sheriff’s office said the inmate removed a ceiling tile while inside and climbed into the ceiling to try to escape custody…

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