The inmate had been taken to a hospital in Atlanta on Sunday evening, and escaped around 1 a.m. Monday, driving off in a SUV ...

A search for an inmate is underway after the sheriff says he was mistakenly released from the detention center.

Officials say they are searching for a Georgia inmate who escaped from a hospital and is considered armed and dangerous.

Timothy Shane is accused of stealing an SUV and then crashing it during the getaway, according to authorities.

WASHINGTON — D.C. Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from custody. Police say 27-year-old Derrick Ross-Simms was being transported to a local hospital for treatment early Sunday morning.