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Three Escapees for Kearney YRTC Back in Custody

Kearney_policeThree teens who escaped from the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Kearney Sunday night are all back in custody.

According to a news release, Kearney Police were notified that the teens, two of whom were 16 and one who was 14, escaped from the facility late Sunday night.

Two of the boys, ages 14 and 16, were located shortly thereafter and returned to the facility. The third escapee remained at large.

At around  9:44 a.m., on Monday, Kearney police located the boy and, following a short chase, placed him under arrest.

Captain Mike Kirkwood said the teen was armed with a knife when officers made contact with him and an officer deployed a Taser, in accordance with departmental policy.

The boy was charged with felony terroristic threats and use of a weapon to commit a felony.

He was jailed at the Buffalo County Detention Center.

 

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