Handcuffed Man Escapes San Antonio Police

SAN ANTONIO --

A man who was handcuffed in a police cruiser escaped from officers and got a ride from a passerby until he was found hiding in a shed near downtown Sunday.

The bizarre chain of events began when police arrested the man in a family violence incident.

After the man was handcuffed and placed in a patrol car, he banged his head on the cage in the cruiser, causing a big gash on his head, said Sgt. Jim Prendergast of the San Antonio Police Department.

When an officer opened the door of the cruiser outside the Brady Green Clinic, the man took off running, police said.

The handcuffed man then began flagging down passing vehicles until someone picked him up, police said.

The man was dropped off at a home in the 1000 block of West Poplar, where he was found trying to hide in a shed behind a home.

The man was taken into custody again and was scheduled to appear before a magistrate.

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