Sutter County inmate on the run after escaping custody from hospital room

A search is on for an inmate who escaped custody from a Marysville hospital room and has not been located, authorities said.

The Sutter County Sheriff's Office said Jerome Woody escaped from his room at Adventist Health Rideout Hospital shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday.

Deputies said Woody was under the supervision of a private security company that is contracted by the county to provide nonviolent prisoner watches. 

Woody, 44, is not believed to be armed or dangerous and was in custody on nonviolent charges, deputies said. Jail records show he was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and for theft with two prior thefts. 

He is homeless, but is known to have ties in the Yuba-Sutter area, deputies said. 

He was last seen wearing a hospital gown.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sutter County Sheriff's Office.