SLO County inmate accused of trying to escape deputies at hospital
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- A San Luis Obispo County Jail inmate accused of trying to escape custody in a hospital is facing a new charge.
The Sheriff’s Office says deputies took 30-year-old Ashley Moss to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center after complaining of a nose bleed on January 9.
While there, they say she tried to get away by escaping through a ceiling panel in the restroom.
Deputies found Moss right away, about five feet from the removed ceiling tile.
They say she was taken right back into custody.
Moss faces a new charge for trying to escape.
The suspect was first taken into custody on January 3rd by Atascadero police on burglary, grand theft, and criminal conspiracy charges.
