Choya Walling said. All five were held at the Brazos County juvenile detention center and will be charged with escape, a misdemeanor. After the initial escape, several of the juveniles are suspected of stealing a detention center employee's car. Hamiliton's superintendent, Delbert Price, told the Bryan-College Station Eagle the teens' dorm rooms should have been locked. More than 500 male juvenile offenders are housed in open dormitories.
Unarmed guards are on watch along the fence.
Ms. Ward said an investigation is trying to determine why the 11 weren't detected. Bryan is about 90 miles northwest of Houston. They're not hard to track because of the mud, but it's dark and that makes it more difficult. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved. Site users are subject to our User Agreement .