STEVENS COUNTY, Wash. — A 17-year-old fugitive who escaped juvenile corrections earlier this week has been found and returned to the detention center.
The teen escaped from corrections Wednesday night by swimming across TSchimakain Creek in Ford north of Spokane. Multiple law enforcement agencies were called out initially to search the area.
Spokane Tribal Police posted Friday evening saying the teen was located in Stevens County and is back at Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility.
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