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| Twin teens escape from juvenile detention center |
| By News4Jax.com |
| Published: 06/29/2005 |
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Police are searching for a pair of 16-year-old twin brothers on the lam after escaping from a juvenile detention facility Saturday. Justin and Jamel Wescott can now tack on fugitive to their lengthy criminal list. According to police reports, Justin Wescott was released from a holding cell at the Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center to use the restroom. He refused to return to lockup, and managed to steal the keys to unlock his brother's cell. Investigators said both teens then managed to overpower the intake officer, and they ran out the front door. "The keys were not on the persons of the officer," said Edgar Mathis with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. "They were on the desk, and that was the problem. Of course, that is against policy. We will address that." Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Lt. Christian Smith said the twins were arrested Friday and questioned for about 10 hours pertaining to a series of burglaries in which the suspects access the places of business through the roof. They were charged in connection with the January break-in of a Kmart on Lem Turner Road, and suspected of robbing the Cash America Pawn on Lem Turner. They were suspected of targeting gun and pawn shops to steal guns for resale on the street. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is also investigating. Police consider the fugitives to be armed and extremely dangerous. |
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