A pregnant inmate being treated at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse was captured by police just minutes after escaping from the custody of an Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputy Monday evening.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, 39-year-old Tanya M. Searle escaped at about 6:02 p.m. while receiving treatment on the hospital’s Labor and Delivery floor. Searle had been hospitalized for several days and, under New York State Correction Law, was not restrained because of her pregnancy.
Investigators say Searle broke away from a deputy and slipped onto a service elevator as the doors were closing. Hospital staff immediately initiated lockdown procedures, but authorities said she had already left the area before the lockdown took effect…