Escaped inmate from WA's Western State Hospital wanted

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Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from Western State Hospital Tuesday night.

Joshua Rice, 35, broke out of Western State Hospital in Lakewood at around 8 p.m. on March 31. He is considered dangerous.

Joshua Rice

Rice has pending charges for first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, and theft of a motor vehicle. 

Rice is described as being six feet tall, weighing approximately 185 pounds, and is a white male with blue eyes.

Rice may have associates in the Salmon Creek area and potentially North Bend, Oregon, according to the Clark County Jail. He has known criminal history in Multnomah County.

If you see Rice or know of his whereabouts, you are asked to call 911 immediately.

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The Source: Information in this story came from the Facebook post from the Clark County Jail.

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