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Teen Captured After Escape From Youth Facility

POSTED: Friday, April 6, 2007
UPDATED: 1:41 pm CDT April 6, 2007

A teenager is in custody after he spent about five hours on the run on Friday, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Pasadena police said the 15-year-old escaped from the Harris County Youth Village on J.W. Mills Drives shortly after 8 a.m.

Investigators said the teen ran into a body of water and later came back to shore, but was not captured.

Police tracked the teen down and took him into custody at about 1:30 p.m. Paramedics evaluated him for injuries.

The youth village provides education, medical, therapeutic and drug education and therapy for 15- to 16-year-old boys.

Anyone with information is asked to contact his or her local law enforcement agency.

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