Woman who fled cops nabbed again
OLD FORGE - Borough police on Friday arrested a pregnant Scranton woman who escaped from a hospital after her arrest on drug charges Wednesday.
Danielle Scott, 27, escaped from the maternity unit at Moses Taylor Hospital late Wednesday after requesting medical treatment upon her arrest. She is seven months pregnant.
She had been arrested by Lackawanna County narcotics detectives a short time earlier at her 1415 Geraldine Court home in Scranton for possession with intent to deliver heroin.
Old Forge police arrested Ms. Scott on Friday after learning from county detectives that she was at her mother's apartment at 121 W. Grace St.
She was arraigned on charges including escape and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and was sent to Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.