Last of Four Escaped Juveniles Captured
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
County probation officers Saturday night recaptured the last of four gang members whose March escape from Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar exposed multiple lapses in the county’s juvenile detention system.
A department official said the 17-year-old was arrested at an Inglewood motel. Authorities are also investigating whether he participated in a drive-by shooting since his escape, the official said.
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