Last inmate recaptured after 6 escape from Louisiana juvenile correction center

By CNN Newsource

Published July 17, 2022 9:26 AM

By Melissa Alonso and Michelle Watson, CNN

A 17-year-old who escaped with five other inmates from the Bridge City Center for Youth in Louisiana on Sunday is back in custody, officials said

Louisiana State Police and New Orleans Police Department officers captured the inmate following a chase which ended near the New Orleans Superdome around 5:50 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release from the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice.

The escapee was initially said to be 18, but state officials have since corrected his age. He stole two vehicles, and injured one person during the chase, said the news release. The injured person was taken to a hospital, said the news release. The victim’s condition was not immediately known.

The 17-year-old faces charges of simple escape, aggravated escape, simple robbery and battery, according to the release.

The other five escapees were quickly recaptured by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, CNN has reported. Bridge City is about 15 miles from New Orleans.

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