Lockwood man on the run after escaping from Towanda hospital

TOWANDA, Pa. ( WETM ) — A Lockwood man police say is responsible for causing a disturbance inside the Robert Packer Hospital on Tuesday is now on the run after failing to post bail and escaping from a hospital in Towanda after a medical check.

According to information released by the Bradford County District Attorney’s Office, 30-year-old Ryan C. Kithcart is on the run as of Friday after escaping from a Towanda hospital around 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 25.

Information found in an affidavit of probable cause states that Kithcart was seen before a judge in the early morning hours on Tuesday after his arrest shortly past midnight. Kithcart was arraigned in court after a disturbance inside the Robert Packer Hospital Emergency Room in Sayre where police said he was threatening to shoot people with a gun.

Kithcart was arraigned on several misdemeanor charges and was scheduled to be taken to the Bradford County Correctional Facility after failing to post $75,000 bail.

After arriving at the correctional facility, the documents state that Kithcart had to have a whole-body scan as part of the intake process. During that process, the report states that an unknown anomaly was found in Kithcart’s abdomen.

The affidavit states that Kithcart was taken to Towanda Memorial Hospital by ambulance for evaluation and possible treatment, without an escort by police or correctional facility personnel.

The report says that Kithcart was released from the hospital around 6 a.m. on Tuesday with police still unable to locate him after he failed to return to the Bradford County Correctional Facility.

An arrest warrant was issued for Kithcart as of Friday, June 28, and additional charges of escape, a grade two misdemeanor, and flight to avoid apprehension, also a grade two misdemeanor were raised against him.

The Bradford County District Attorney’s Office is still investigating the circumstances around the release of Kithcart from custody. The DA’s Office asks anyone with information on Kithcart’s whereabouts to contact Sayre Borough Police Department at 570-888-2233 or call 911 immediately.

The release asks people not to make contact with Kithcart because he may be a danger to himself or others.

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