Female inmate briefly escapes custody, captured near Sidney hospital

A female inmate was able to briefly escape custody before police captured her near Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney, dispatchers confirmed.

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A deputy reported the woman was running away from her on Michigan Street near the hospital around 11:30 a.m. Friday, according to emergency scanner traffic.

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The inmate, whose identity was not immediately available, was taken back into custody after only a few minutes at the hospital, dispatchers confirmed.

Additional details surrounding the incident were not immediately available.

We’ll update this story as new details become available.

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