Sheriff Joseph Lopinto informed that the prisoner, Leon Ruffin, should be considered dangerous. Ruffin had been transferred fro the medical facility in the corrections center to a local hospital around noon on Sunday on the advice of the medical team after possible seizure. After being treated at the hospital, Ruffin created some type of disturbance as he was being driven out of the hospital parking lot, Lopinto said. The female deputy got out of the car and he pepper sprayed her, the official said. The suspect then took the deputy’s vehicle.
