Inmate Escapes Brooklyn Hospital 24 Hours After Being Arrested, Reports Say

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A prisoner escaped from a Brooklyn hospital and remained at large on Thursday, one day after being apprehended for “petit larceny” and other offenses. 50-year-old Gilberto Sanchez was receiving treatment at the hospital in Brooklyn when he fled around 2 p.m. He is about 5-foot-6 and weighs around 160 pounds, per the New York Post

He was last spotted sporting a white shirt, black sweatpants, and a blue and black jacket, along with yellow and black sneakers.

Sanchez was apprehended around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday for petit larceny, resisting arrest, and obstructing officials. It isn’t clear how he escaped or why he needed medical treatment.

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