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Ohio inmate who escaped from Columbus behavioral hospital arrested in West Virginia

Davidson escaped from the Twin Valley Behavioral Health Hospital Thursday evening. He is accused of exchanging gunfire with a Bucyrus police officer.

CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — An Ohio inmate who escaped from a behavioral hospital in Columbus Thursday night was captured by police in West Virginia late Sunday evening.

The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Jacob Davidson was arrested in Chapmanville, West Virginia by state police.

Davidson escaped from the Twin Valley Behavioral Health Hospital located at 2200 W. Broad Street shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday evening.

Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Nathan Dennis confirmed to 10TV that Davidson escaped through a window at the facility. 

On Nov. 10, 2022, the Crawford and Morrow County Sheriff’s Office responded to shooting incidents where one person was injured.

A suspect vehicle description was given to local law enforcement. A Bucyrus police officer spotted a vehicle matching the description.

Upon making a traffic stop, gunshots were exchanged between the driver, identified as Davidson, and the officer. Davidson was taken into custody without injury to either party.

He was indicted for felonious assault, discharging a firearm on/or near prohibited premises, disrupting public services and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. He was ordered to be held on a $2 million bond.

On Dec. 20, Davidson was transferred from the Crawford County Jail to Twin Valley Behavioral Health Hospital before his escape on Thursday.

Davidson is currently being held at the Western Regional Jail following Sunday's arrest and is waiting to be extradited back to Ohio. 

Additional information on his arrest was not available. 

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