Man facing domestic battery charges flees hospital

JASPER – Jasper Police arrested a Washington man Saturday after being called to a domestic dispute at the Dubois Apartments in the 400 block of West 43rd Street.

Police arrested 30-year-old Thomas Hughey.

Hughey was admitted to Memorial Hospital for injuries to his face. However, he left the hospital property. Officers picked him up several hours later and returned him to the hospital for medical clearance.

He was then arrested on charges of escape, domestic battery, strangulation, residential entry, resisting law enforcement, and theft.