All teens who escaped from Echo Glen Children's Center now in custody
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. - Authorities say seven juveniles at the Echo Glen Children's Center assaulted a worker, stole her belongings, including keys to her car and escaped from the facility on Sunday.
By Tuesday morning, all seven were captured.
According to the King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO), at least two of the juveniles were at the facility for murder. The escapees are all between 15-17 years old. One of them had been charged with second-degree murder.
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Detectives released images of some of the wanted teens. The vehicle they were in was located in Vancouver, Washington on Sunday night.
The five teens listed on the flyer are: Diego Torres-Topete, Daniel D. Navarro, Jessy J.L. Krikorian Jr., Timothy G. Hernandez-Ebanks, and Ramon P. Chavez Jr.
Three of the seven were captured and on Tuesday morning, the King County Sheriff's Office said the remaining teens were captured by deputies in Clark County and taken into custody.
According to a Tuesday press release from the Washington Federation of State Employees (WSFE), this breakout is likely a result of staffing shortages at Echo Glen. They said that low wages and stagnant hiring are making it hard for employees to provide the therapeutic programming that would benefit their inmates, and it's creating a dangerous work environment.
One staff member, who chose to remain anonymous, said "The kids run Echo Glen."
The investigation remains ongoing.
In April, four juveniles escaped the facility in Snoqualmie. Officers and the King County Sheriff's Office's Guardian 1 helped search for the escapees and quickly located them. All four returned to Echo Glen.
Last year, police said five boys assaulted multiple staff members at Echo Glen Children's Center, stole a car and escaped from the facility.
The teens were found and in response to the incident, Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families said new safety changes would be made.