Man arrested in domestic dispute escapes from hospital
MCKEESPORT (AP) – Police are searching for a man who escaped from a Pittsburgh-area hospital while in custody after an alleged domestic dispute.
Police say Glassport police arrested Alexander Erb and then took him to UPMC-McKeesport hospital for treatment early Monday.
McKeesport police Capt. Timothy Hanna says the 26-year-old Erb was wanted on an arrest warrant in another jurisdiction and was supposed to be transferred to Allegheny County sheriff’s deputies.
Hanna says Erb fled the hospital around 1 a.m. Authorities aren’t saying whether he should be considered dangerous.