Sheriff’s office apprehends suspect wanted for escape
WAYNESBURG — Acting on a tip, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Dustin S. Rush, 32, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at a residence in Wind Ridge.
According to the sheriff’s office, Rush was charged with escape by the Pennsylvania State Police when he fled from UPMC Mercy Hospital after being transported there for treatment from the Renewal Community Corrections Center on Oct. 11.
Deputies took him to the Greene County prison to await extradition.
“Our deputies did a great job with handling this incident from start to finish,” said Sheriff Brian Tennant, in a rlease recently issued by the sheriff’s office. “Also, a huge thank you to the person responsible for the anonymous tip that led to the apprehension.”