A man who broke out the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute was yesterday ordered to take part in a mental health court treatment programme.

Shilo Payne, 38, from Sandys, admitted to escaping, damaging MWI property and threatening to kill staff at the facility when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Payne, who has a history of mental illness, broke out of the centre through his room window on February 10, but was found and detained a short time later.

Payne, who appeared in court for sentencing, apologised to the court and said that he fled from the facility because he felt he was being kept there unfairly.

Magistrate Tyrone Chin ordered that he participate in the treatment programme starting tomorrow and remanded Payne into custody.

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