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MILWAUKEE — An inmate that allegedly assaulted an armed correctional officer at a Milwaukee hospital and fled has now been captured.
The suspect was in custody for possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia. He allegedly assaulted the officer while being escorted to a medical appointment at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital.
The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Keyon Westlan of Milwaukee, was unhandcuffed to use the bathroom when he assaulted the officer and fled. The correctional officer gave chase and lost him after he fled into a nearby building. That’s when another employee, Chuck Leitermann, saw Westlan.
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