NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – A North Platte man faces sentencing Jan. 23 for escaping from a hospital while in custody.
Nineteen-year-old Christopher Herring pleaded no contest to charges of escaping from custody and criminal mischief. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped several other charges.
Herring was serving jail time for theft when he was taken to Great Plains Regional Medical Center for treatment on Oct. 5. He broke out a window, jumped onto the roof and escaped. He was captured a few hours later.