Fugitive Neglect

In Santa Ana, California a teenager that was charged with killing 5 people in a car accident while driving drunk escaped from a juvenile facility. He was a fugitive for over a month until he was found in Utah. The juvenile facility neglected to inform the Orange county sheriffs’ department of the teens escape until it was a month after the fact. A week after the teen had escaped he was found in his home town in Utah by state police. At the time of the crash that killed the 5 people the teen had drank an unknown amount of alcohol and rear ended a van on the interstate at a high rate of speed. Both he and his friend were seen by a trucker leaving the crash site then returning only moments before rescue crews arrived. The 18 year old only sustained minor scrapes and bruises and was being held on a $3.5 million bail at the time of his escape. It is still unknown just how he escaped the facility or how he got as far as he did.

The facility that he was being held at claims to have notified the Orange County Sherriff’s Department about his escape, But the sheriff’s office couldn’t find any record of it being reported. After the facility did report the escape, police entered the teens name into the criminal database for fugitive warrants but none could be found. Which means that not only did the facility not report the incident, but they didn't even put a warrant out for his arrest. But never the less the 18 year old has been placed into custody once again and is under 24 hour watch.

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