Three Teens Caught After Escape At Snoqualmie Detention Facility

KING COUNTY, WA — King County investigators have apprehended three teens of the five who escaped from a juvenile detention facility in Snoqualmie after assaulting staffers and stealing a state vehicle Wednesday morning, according to the sheriff's office.

Officials said a 15-year-old boy who was convicted of murder last year was one of five escapees who fled the Echo Glen Children's Center in Snoqualmie in a gray Ford Fusion. Officers from the Kent Police Department helped King County's major crimes unit take the boy into custody around 1:30 a.m. Thursday.

By Thursday evening, the sheriff's office confirmed two other teens were arrested without incident, with assistance from the Kent and Kirkland police departments.

A spokesperson for the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said the first teen was likely to have a court appearance Friday at the Children and Family Justice Center in Seattle. Decisions on potential new charges are still pending while prosecutors await investigative documents from the sheriff's office.

Investigators are still searching for the other two teens still on the run, and law enforcement has yet to recover the stolen vehicle. Anyone who sees a 2018 Ford Fusion, with license plates reading 27545E, or with any information about the boys' whereabouts can call 911 or 206-296-3311.