A prisoner who escaped from an NYC hospital using a rope made of sheets was captured a month later

Police say the 44-year-old man was apprehended Tuesday in Queens.

to escape from the fifth floor of a New York City hospital has been rearrested after a month on the lam, police said Wednesday.

The man had been in custody on a drug charge since July 31 when he was brought to the hospital Aug. 4 after he complained of chest pains, authorities said.Danelo Cavalcante capture: Escaped killer subdued by K9 before being apprehended in 14-day search He used a rope made of sheets to escape from a fifth-floor window five days later after asking to take a shower, police said. He rappelled to a rooftop below and from there made it to the street, where he got into a taxi.

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