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Prisoner who escaped from hospital caught by Saskatchewan RCMP

Saskatchewan RCMP have captured Tyson Cote, who escaped from police custody while being treated at hospital. Saskatchewan RCMP / Supplied

Saskatchewan RCMP have captured a man who escaped from custody.

Tyson Cote, 26, escaped from a hospital in Kamsack late Sunday afternoon after he was taken there for treatment of a medical issue.

In a press release Tuesday afternoon, Kamsack RCMP said Cote had been arrested, but provided no other details.

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Cote was originally arrested on Sept. 22 after police were called to a home on the Cote First Nation for an assault complaint.

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He is facing a number of charges, including assault.

Cote First Nation is roughly 340 kilometres east of Saskatoon.

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