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| Officials say escape at Kenai youth detention center was pre-planned |
| By adn.com- Michelle Theriault Boots |
| Published: 11/10/2014 |
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A Friday incident that saw teenagers at a Kenai youth detention center riot, attack unarmed guards and escape was the result of a plot involving seven of the nine offenders being held at the facility, officials said Sunday. “It was a planned escape,” said Karen Forrest, the head of the state Division of Juvenile Justice. “It was not spontaneous. Essentially this is a case of youths planning an escape and assaulting juvenile justice officers and being able to leave the facility.” The trouble started while the teens were taking part in a planned Friday evening activity at the Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility, on Marathon Road in Kenai. Forrest said she believed they were playing “some kind of game” when the teenagers attacked the guards. The two juvenile justice officers on duty were injured in the attack and received medical treatment, Forrest said. She declined to provide details of their injuries. Read More. |
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