The escaped Rockdale County inmate who fled from Grady Hospital earlier this week and stole two vehicles will have his first court appearance in the case on Thursday morning.

The three-day manhunt spanned multiple metro Atlanta counties, including Henry, Newton, Rockdale, and Fulton.

In a press conference on Wednesday, the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office said the inmate, Timothy Shane, was taken to Grady Hospital on Sunday evening after an attempted suicide. The following day, Shane fled from the hospital and stole two vehicles in the process, deputies said.

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Deputies said he crashed the first vehicle, an SUV he stole near the hospital, into another vehicle at Peachtr

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