Teen Captured After Escaping Detention Facility

Teen Captured After Escaping Detention Facility


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(KSL News) -- A teen managed to escape from a juvenile detention facility Sunday morning. He was spotted by drivers on I-15.

The 16-year-old was making his bed at a state facility called Project Ascent when he decided to jump out of a window. He was in an orange jumpsuit and he had no shoes on when he ran across I-15.

Teen Captured After Escaping Detention Facility

Police caught him within about 15 minutes.

One officer noticed the teen peering out the top of a portable restroom.

The teen was then taken to a detention facility in Provo.

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