Handcuffed suspect escapes hospital in sports car, and is still on the run, police say
Several police departments are looking for an escaped suspect who took advantage of a Saturday hospital trip to jump into a sports car and speed away, authorities said.
While entering PortMiami earlier Saturday, Theodric Collins was stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after a records check revealed several arrest warrants, said Detective Angel Rodriguez, a Miami-Dade police spokesperson.
Miami-Dade police were called and promptly arrested Collins, who soon after said he had chest pains. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s emergency room.
At around 2:25 p.m., Collins was medically cleared, and a Miami-Dade police officer began the process of taking him in. During that time, Collins, who was handcuffed, escaped to a waiting newer model Silver Maserati with an Alabama license plate.
Shortly before 4 p.m., a license plate reader picked up the car in Jupiter.
Miami-Dade police alerted other law enforcement agencies to search.
Collins is five feet, nine inches and has a medium build, police said. A clothing description has not been provided.
Details of Collins’ warrants were not available.
This developing story will be updated.
This story was originally published October 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM.
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