Man in police custody escapes from hospital | Crime

DOTHAN, AL (WSFA) - A Dothan man serving time for unpaid fines now faces an even longer stretch behind bars after he escaped from police custody while being treated at a local hospital.

According to Dothan police, 23-year-old Curtis Thomas Bacon was serving time for fines in the Dothan City Jail when he was transferred to a local hospital for some type of medical treatment. Bacon escaped from police custody while at the hospital. Workers found a Dothan City Jail uniform in the stairwell of the hospital.

Bacon was located at a downtown motel a short time later and was taken into custody again after a short foot pursuit. He has now been arrested for Escape Second Degree and is being held on a $15,000 bond.