Texas man who has been arrested 8 times escapes police custody

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Texas man who has been arrested 8 times escapes police custody

A North Texas man with a long arrest recordgot away from Lewisville police during a visit to a hospital emergency room.

Thomas Isaac Cano, 27, of the north Dallas suburb of Little Elm, was in the Lewisville city jail Sunday when he complained of heroin withdrawal symptoms, said Capt. Dan Rochelle of the Lewisville Police Department.An officer took Cano to a local emergency room and while the inmate was waiting to be seen, the officer stepped away to help with a disturbance involving another patient, Rochelle said.Taking advantage of the distraction, Cano left the hospital handcuffed in front and without shoes, the captain said. Cano was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt, blue jeans and hospital socks.