The man who escaped from Western State Hospital this past week has been found and taken into custody.

The Staunton Police Department reported 30-year-old Yassine Ismaili had escaped from the mental hospital in the city Wednesday evening. Crime

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The police reported Thursday Ismaili was in custody.

Western State, formerly the Western State Lunatic Asylum, is a hospital for the mentally ill in Staunton. It has been in operation since 1828.

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