He was hiding out in Baltimore.
The elusive Joaquin Leycock, 29, of Columbia, is sitting in the Howard County Detention Center with no bail.
“We have been actively looking for him since he walked out from the hospital,” police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn said. “We were fortunate to receive a tip from a caller who provided us with information about Mr. Leycock?s location. Ultimately, the caller was right and he will be receiving a $500 reward.”
After more than two weeks of searching, Howard County police caught Leycock, who escaped from Howard County General Hospital at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Detectives received information that Leycock was hiding from police at a house in the 5300 block of Carriage Court in Baltimore. He was taken into custody at that location without incident, police said.
In recent weeks, authorities said Leycock had attempted to swim away from police in a pond after a traffic stop; escaped from the hospital with a $6,000 heart monitor; and failed to appear at a violation of probation hearing on Tuesday in Howard County Circuit Court. A judge issued a second warrant for his arrest on Tuesday.
Leycock?s alleged fleeing from police began at about 11:45 p.m. July 6, when an officer said he observed Leycock speeding in his vehicle in the area of Snowden River Parkway and Dried Earth Road in Columbia.
The officer stopped the car and saw drugs inside the vehicle, police said.
Leycock ran from the officer and jumped into a nearby pond, where he began to drown, causing the officer to jump into the water and rescue Leycock from the bottom, police said.
An ambulance took Leycock to Howard County General Hospital, where he was found to have numerous serious medical complications from his near-drowning.
Police said they were notified July 9 by the hospital that he had left.
Leycock has been charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and making a false statement to a police officer. Leycock also faces multiple traffic-related charges.
