A 18-year-old Philadelphia woman hid in a coffin at a central Pennsylvania funeral home to escape custody. It didn’t work and she was arraigned Monday on charges stemming from the escape.

She is awaiting extradition to another county on other charges. The woman escaped from the deputies, prompting a search that lasted several hours.

The Funeral Home found her in the coffin and held her until police arrived.
She remains jailed in lieu of $75,000 bail.

The funeral home is seek restitution for damage to the coffin.