James Mossetty, a 35-year-old inmate from Rikers Island, escaped police custody at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue on June 27, 2024, at 9:40 p.m. Mossetty, who had been arrested on January 6 for minor assault and drug charges, was at the hospital for a medical issue since June 5. He managed to slip his cuffs and flee while being prepared for transport back to Rikers Island. The Department of Correction has confirmed the escape, and Mossetty remains at large.
NYC inmate on the run after slipping cuffs and dashing from cops at Bellevue Hospital https://t.co/R0MvegoWNF https://t.co/BslysuLlFU
NYC inmate on the run after slipping cuffs and dashing from cops at Bellevue Hospital https://t.co/f1ctGKqlPB https://t.co/Xl8cErxaJW
#NEW A man who was arrested on assault and drug charges earlier in the year and was being held on Rikers Island escaped custody while at Bellevue Hospital for a medical issue, according to the Department of Correction https://t.co/POM5pxbZGC
Man held on minor assault and drug charges escapes from Bellevue Hospital and remains at large James Mossettey, 35, slipped his cuffs, according to correction sources, and got away https://t.co/Zr3kCfm0KS
Rikers inmate James Mossetty, 35, escaped from NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue at 9:40 p.m. Mossetty was brought to the hospital on June 5, for a medical issue and was being prepared for transport back to Rikers Island when he escaped. Mossetty was arrested on Jan. 6, in… https://t.co/rv1TdSmzNf
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