CLEVELAND, OH — A Cuyahoga County jail inmate was able to escape custody and run through a Cleveland hospital, out the door and down the street before being caught, according to records obtained by News 5 Investigators.

According to incident reports, it happened on July 22, once doctors cleared Luther Tyes to return to jail after the 32-year-old had a seizure after being taken into custody for a probation violation.

In an incident report, a deputy wrote that Tyes was shackled and in a wheelchair following his discharge from MetroHealth’s emergency department around 2 p.m. that day.

The deputy said he left Tyes with a corrections officer as the deputy went to get the car.

That’s when investigators said Tyes stood up, ignored the officer’s demands to sit down, ran back into the hospital,

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