Man with dementia walks away from hospital

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, February 20, 2018

EVERETT — Police on Tuesday were looking for an at-risk man who walked away from the Pacific Campus of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

Lance Johnson, 57, left the hospital in dark maroon-colored hospital scrubs around 8 a.m. Tuesday. He was last seen near the Angel of the Winds Arena on Hewitt Avenue about three hours later.

He also wore a green and white hospital gown. Police said the clothing was not suitable for the the cold weather.

“Lance has dementia, missed his medication, and may be combative,” police wrote in a press release.

Officers recommended calling 911 to anyone who spots him.

Johnson has gray hair and green eyes. He is 6 foot tall and weighs 150 pounds.

Police said the Everett man might have been trying to go to Monroe.