Rochester, N.Y. — A man who led police on a manhunt in downtown Rochester earlier this year after escaping custody is now awaiting sentencing, according to the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office.
Eric Fountain, 37, of Scottsville was arrested around 3:05 a.m. May 2 after deputies stopped him in a stolen vehicle that contained a large amount of illegal drugs, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. After being taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for complaints of shoulder pain, Fountain was taken to the Public Safety Building to be booked into the Monroe County Jail.
During that process, around 9:25 a.m., Fountain ran from deputies while handcuffed, prompting a brief pursuit and struggle that ultimately left a deputy unconscious and allowed Fountain to escape, according to the sheriff’s office. He was found around 1:45 p.m. hiding in a large drainage pipe underneath the Court Street Bridge…