He left the deputy alive but handcuffed to the steering wheel, and disabled the van.Powell was jailed July 8 and subsequently indicted on rape, attempted rape and sexual battery charges for an alleged assault in the Paulding County village of Antwerp.
After being jailed, Powell slit his throat in a suicide attempt and underwent surgery at a hospital, Landers said. He was sent to Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital on July 13
He was being transported from a mental health facility in Toledo on Friday when Powell, who was in leg shackles and in handcuffs secured to a belly belt, jumped over the seat and put the deputy in a headlock, causing the van to crash into a ditch.
He managed to get the deputy's gun during a struggle and ordered the deputy at gunpoint to remove his restraints.
Police ultimately found him in a crawlspace in his parents' home, where he had committed suicide.