HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Police need your help finding a convicted sex offender who escaped from a mental health facility in Huntington.
James Ryan Yost, 50, escaped from Riverpark Hospital in the 1200 block of Sixth Avenue in Huntington, according to the Huntington Police Department.
Police need your help finding a convicted sex offender who escaped from a mental health facility in Huntington.(Huntington Police Department)
Police said Yost “has multiple convictions for sexual-related offenses originating from Morgan County, West Virginia. Yost is currently wanted by authorities for felony escape from mental health facilities.”
Officers said Yost escaped from Riverpark Hospital on Monday afternoon.
“He has documented violent behavior and should be considered dangerous,” HPD said in a release.
Yost is described as 5 feet 9 and weighs about 140 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Huntington Police Department or their local 911 agency.
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