Man who escaped Fairfax Co. mental health facility located

WASHINGTON – Police located a mental health patient known to be violent who escaped from a Fairfax County mental health facility Wednesday.

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Officers from Virginia State and Fairfax County police departments are searching for a 36-year-old who escaped from the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute located at 3302 Gallows Road Wednesday. (Courtesy Fairfax County police)

Officers from Virginia State and Fairfax County police departments searched through the afternoon for a 36-year-old who escaped from the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute located at 3302 Gallows Road Wednesday. Police updated around 5 p.m. that the man was found

The man, whose name has not yet been released, was known to have violent tendencies, according to Fairfax County police.

A similar situation occurred in February when another man – 33-year-old Michael Marshall – escaped from the same mental health center.

Sarah Beth Hensley

Sarah Beth Hensley is the Digital News Director at WTOP. She has worked several different roles since she began with WTOP in 2013 and has contributed to award-winning stories and coverage on the website.

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