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Officials: 2nd Teen Escapee from Kearney Facility Captured

yrtcKEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Officials say a second teen who escaped from Kearney’s Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center Monday is back in custody.

The 16-year-old teen was apprehended without incident and was back in custody at the Lancaster County Youth Detention Center on Friday.

Officials say the teen was one of two who escaped from the Kearney facility on Monday night. About the same time as the escape, a Kearney couple reported their pickup stolen. A car was reported stolen from Lincoln earlier Wednesday and was reportedly spotted following the stolen truck.

The first teen was captured Wednesday night in Sarpy County and is back in the Kearney facility.

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