Nine teenagers who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania after overpowering staff and crawling under a fence were captured less than 12 hours later, state police said Monday.
All will be charged with escape and some may face other charges.
“It probably was planned, but poorly planned,” said Pennsylvania State Police Trooper David Beohm.
Beohm said the first four were taken into custody shortly before 6 a.m. after they went to a residence and knocked on the door. They turned themselves in because they were cold and tired, Beohm said.
The other five were captured after police received a report of a stolen truck and “a sort of pursuit” took place, Beohm said. Four youths were taken into custody from the vehicle and a fifth, who took off on foot, was caught in a field a short time later.
All fugitives will face charges of escape, riot, aggravated and simple assault, and some will also be charged with robbery.
The juvenile detention center has been the site of two riots in the past three months, leading to precautionary measures in the area and the closure of schools and offices in the Twin Valley School District. The Abraxas Academy, for its part, is described as a multi-service facility with a secure treatment program for young male offenders between the ages of 14 and 18.

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