Escaped Inmate on the Loose After Slipping Out of Courthouse: Report

MARKHAM, IL — A Cook County jail inmate escaped from custody after slipping out of her handcuffs and skipping out of the Markham courthouse, NBC 5 has reported.

Vivian McGee, 31, was arrested and jailed on a driving under the influence charge Saturday. McGee was reportedly brought to the suburban courthouse for a Tuesday morning hearing but made her getaway while in a staging area behind the courtroom.

The sheriff’s office does not consider McGee to be a danger to the public, according to NBC, and authorities expected to apprehend her in short order.

McGee’s bond for her driving under the influence case had been set at $10,000.

photo via Cook County Sheriff's Office