The Brief
- Authorities are searching for a 35-year-old inmate who escaped from Western State Hospital Tuesday night.
- Joshua Rice is considered dangerous and faces charges including robbery, assault and vehicle theft.
- Officials say he may have connections in Salmon Creek or North Bend, Oregon, and urge anyone with information to call 911.
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from Western State Hospital Tuesday night.
Joshua Rice, 35, broke out of Western State Hospital in Lakewood at around 8 p.m. on March 31. He is considered dangerous.
Rice has pending charges for first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, and theft of a motor vehicle.
Rice is described as being six feet tall, weighing approximately 185 pounds, and is a white male with blue eyes.…