Prisoner ran from South Carolina hospital — but it was a short taste of freedom, cops say
A prisoner taken to a South Carolina hospital for treatment Friday morning ran off, but he wasn’t free for long, according to the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies arrested Vernon O’Brian Swails, 30, Thursday on an outstanding warrant, deputies said. Friday morning he ran from Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Swails made his escape at about 10:20 a.m., the sheriff’s office said. He was back in custody an hour later, the department said.
Georgetown County court records show Swails has been charged in the district’s criminal court more than a dozen times in the past decade.
This story was originally published May 17, 2019 at 1:22 PM.
Charles Duncan
The Sun News