Montgomery County

2 Men Who Escaped DC Hospital Captured

Police have captured two men who escaped from a hospital in Southeast Washington. 

Eric Calvin Rucker, 49, and Christopher Taylor, 29, were receiving treatment in a secure area of a hospital on the 1300 block of Southern Avenue SE when they escaped. 

Rucker was wanted by the US Marshal Service for a parole violation while Taylor was  wanted in Montgomery County for a robbery, police say. 

Police say they were arrested Thursday and charged with prisoner escape. 

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