Prisoner Escapes Bronx Hospital With Handcuffs On Wrist, Cops Say

BELMONT, BRONX — Police are searching for a Bronx man who escaped from the hospital where he was being treated and held. Kevin Taylor, 27, fled St. Barnabus Hospital in Belmont around 6:39 a.m. Friday with handcuffs still attached to one wrist, the NYPD said.

UPDATE: Police arrested Taylor on Friday and charged him in the escape. Original story continues below.

Police arrested Taylor within the 52nd Precinct in the northern Bronx on Thursday. He faces charges of criminal possession of a weapon, resisting arrest, criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of marijuana, the NYPD said.

Taylor was last seen wearing a green hooded sweater and ripped black jeans, police said. He stands about 5-foot-11, weighs 210 pounds and has a dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with information about Taylor can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-8477 or 1-888-577-4782 to leave a tip in Spanish. New Yorkers can also text tips to 274637 or submit them online at nypdcrimestoppers.com.

(Lead image: Kevin Taylor allegedly escaped from a Bronx hospital Friday morning. Photo courtesy of the NYPD)