Escaped inmate captured after search at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A 24-year-old inmate who escaped from custody at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence on Sunday afternoon has been captured following a search that brought a heavy police presence to the hospital and left some visitors unable to get back inside.

Florence County sheriff’s deputies said Tyquan Rashon Shaw escaped from custody late Sunday afternoon, prompting officers to flood the hospital on Cheves Street to search for him.

Maj. Michael Nunn with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office said Shaw was found following a thorough search of the hospital…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS