ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Greece man is in custody after police say he confronted officers, fled into the woods armed with a knife, and later escaped from a hospital before being recaptured.
Police responded to a welfare check for 47-year-old Steven Ploof on Monday evening. Investigators said Ploof refused commands, attempted to hit officers with his vehicle, and pointed a makeshift torch at them.
After officers broke his car window, Ploof allegedly tried to use pepper spray before fleeing into a wooded area…