MONDAY OCTOBER 15 AT APROXIMATLY 3:30PM
WHILE TRANSPORTING TWO JUVENILES FROM SCOTT COUNTY COURTHOUSE TO JACKSON COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, ONE OF THE JUVENILES WAS ABLE TO SLIP A HAND OUT OF A HAND CUFF AND ESCAPE FROM THE TRANSPORT VAN AS IT WAS STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 56 AND BOND ST IN SCOTTSBURG. THE JUVENILE, STILL IN ANKLE SHACKLES, TOOK OFF RUNNING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SAVE A LOT. THE TRANSPORT OFFICER ADVISED THAT HE CUT OVER IN THE ROW OF HOUSES BEHIND THE POST OFFICE. HE THEN TRAVELED NORTH ONTO MERIDIAN STREET. THE TRANSPORT OFFICER THEN LOST SIGHT OF HIM NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MERIDIAN ST AND HIGH ST. THE JUVENILE IS 5’6 126LB WITH BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES WEARING BLUE JEANS AND A BLUE SWEAT SHIRT.
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