Mentor Police Looking For Suspect Who Fled From Hospital

Mentor Police are looking for a woman who escaped from custody while she was being checked out Thursday night at LakeWest Medical Center, Mentor Police Capt. Ken Gunsch said.

Wickliffe Police arrested Olivia Weber, 34, of Painesville, at 6:30 p.m. She was wanted on a warrant from Mentor Police for violating her probation on a previous misdemeanor drug conviction, Gunsch said.

She was brought to Mentor City Jail where she demonstrated some symptoms of a seizure. However, police are suspicious that these symptoms might have been feigned, Gunsch said.

Police took Weber to to LakeWest in Willoughby.

Weber was left unattended for a minute while she was being checked out by hospital staff in the lobby, Gunsch said.

During that time, Weber escaped from the hospital and is now on the lam.

NewsNet5 reported that Weber fled on crutches. However, Gunsch told The News-Herald that, while Weber arrived at the hospital with crutches, it is unknown if she left with them.

Gunsch did not specify what the police officer was doing while Weber was unattended. However, he did say that the incident will be reviewed and the police department's administration will censure the officer if it's deemed appropriate.

Anyone who sees Weber is asked to call the at 440-974-5760.

Gunsch said that Weber does not have a history of violence.

"I don't think she's a threat to society, maybe a threat to herself," he said.