Sex offender escapes from Huntington facility

UPDATE: Man who escaped from River Park Hospital taken into custody Tuesday

HUNTINGTON — A man who escaped from River Park Hospital on Monday afternoon was taken into custody Tuesday morning in Huntington.

Police searching for escaped sex offender

Police need your help finding a convicted sex offender who escaped from a mental health facility in Huntington, West Virginia.

Man sought after Huntington escape taken into custody, police say

UPDATED - 10:25 a.m., 4/28/26A man who police said escaped River Park Hospital in Huntington has been taken into custody.James Ryan Yost, 50, was arrested Tuesd

Sex offender escapes from Huntington facility

*Editor's Note: This story was updated with the latest information.* HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Law enforcement is on the lookout for a convicted sex offender that escaped from a Huntington mental health facility Monday afternoon. Huntington Police Chief Phil Watkins said in a release that the Huntington Police Department and West Virginia State Police are [...]

West Virginia State Police Investigate Escape from River Park Hospital

HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — On April 27, 2026, members of the West Virginia State Police Huntington Detachment responded to River Park Hospital regarding an escaped individual. Troopers and officers with the Huntington Police Department were advised that the suspect, James Ryan Yost, 50, of Huntington, WV, had fled from the facility and is considered extremely dangerous. Law enforcement officers conducted an extensive search of the surrounding …

West Virginia State Police on the search for escaped patient

UPDATE: Yost has been located and arrested Huntington, WV (WOAY) Authorities in Cabell County are searching for an escaped patient they say is considered extremely dangerous.  West Virginia State Police say troopers responded to River Park Hospital in Huntington on Sunday, April 26, after 50-year-old James Ryan Yost reportedly fled from the facility. Officers searched the surrounding area but were unable to locate him.  Troopers say Yost had bee…