Escapee to be extradited to Washington County
The Canonsburg woman who escaped from the custody of a Washington County sheriff’s deputy early Thursday while at Washington Hospital and fled to Ohio in a stolen vehicle waived her right Friday to an extradition hearing. Angela Marie Lucci will be returned to Washington County in the coming days to face additional charges.
Lucci, 24, of 209 Perry Como St., was taken into custody near Steubenville by Jefferson County, Ohio, sheriff’s deputies. Her father lives in the area and deputies and local police believed she may have been heading to his house.
The Washington County sheriff’s office obtained a warrant for her arrest on an escape charge Thursday from District Judge Robert Redlinger.
About 45 minutes after her escape, at about 5:30 a.m., Lucci stole a 2009 black Honda Accord from outside 402 Wilson Ave., that she reportedly used to drive to Ohio.
On Tuesday, Lucci was placed in Washington County jail on $25,000 bond after being charged by Canonsburg police with forgery, receiving stolen property, access device fraud and conspiracy. When police took her into custody on those charges, Lucci had one stamp bag of suspected heroin, three Suboxone strips, about two dozen empty stamp bags, spoons and needles, said Detective Michael Ledger. She was arraigned by video Wednesday before District Judge David Mark on charges of possession of heroin, Suboxone and paraphernalia. Mark set bond on the drug charges at an additional $25,000.
Washington County Sheriff Sam Romano said Lucci was under observation at the hospital for a head or leg injury when she escaped. She asked to use the restroom and managed to slip out of leg shackles, Romano said. The incident remains under investigation. Additional information was not available.