Prisoner who rappelled down building during escape Sunday taken into custody

Brook Endale, Cincinnati Enquirer
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The man who escaped from the Talbert House late Sunday afternoon was taken into custody Thursday afternoon, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.

Patrick Thomas, 32, escaped from the Talbert House late Sunday afternoon by tunneling through drywall, breaking a window, and rappelling down the side of the building using tied-together bed sheets, according to security camera footage.

On Thursday, officials said he was located in the Westwood area and taken into custody.

He was one of four prisoners to escape Hamilton County Sheriff's Office custody in the past month.

The Talbert House is a nonprofit partner with the Sheriff's Office that provides drug and alcohol addiction recovery services to private clients and county prisoners.

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