ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – St. Louis County Police Department Affton Southwest Precinct officers are investigating an escape from custody incident.
Officers from the Affton Southwest Precinct responded to a call from Mercy Hospital South on the 10000 block of Kennerly Road around 4:30 a.m. for a report of an escape from custody. 45-year-old Tommy Wayne Boyd was taken to Mercy Hospital South from the Potosi Correctional Facility on Wednesday for treatment.
Hospital staff last saw him at 3:54 a.m. on Thursday. Surveillance video showed Boyd leaving the hospital on foot, traveling in an unknown direction.
Boyd is described as a white male, 5’7″, 154 pounds, with balding hair and a beard. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, a black jacket, and orange slippers. He should be considered dangerous, as it is unknown if he is armed.
Boyd is serving a 30-year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections for statutory sodomy. Anyone seeing Boyd is urged to immediately call 911 or the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210. Locals are also urged to be aware of their surroundings.
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