ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico State Police say a woman arrested on a stolen vehicle charge tried to escape custody by climbing through ceiling tiles. KOB-TV reports that police say Shylen Salazar scaled into the ceiling above her Presbyterian Hospital bed and hid there for more than an hour before authorities found her.
According to police, Salazar was arrested for possession of a stolen truck. But while in a holding cell, she told the guards she swallowed a batch of drugs to hide them from police. Police say after she was rushed to the hospital last week, she attempted her breakout.
Salazar is facing charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and escaping from police custody. It was not known if she had an attorney.
