Troubled teen who has spent years in DCFS system escapes custody at Midway Airport
CHICAGO -- An urgent search is under way for a 17-year-old boy with a history of gun and carjacking charges.The teen escaped custody, and a warrant was out for him Wednesday night. He suffered a difficult childhood, and he was a foster child in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services.At Midway International Airport at 5:17 p.m. Tuesday, the teen got off a planeâescaping from his caseworkers.
In a court hearing Wednesday, and in documents, it was all laid out.The Florida facility told DCFS to take him back to Illinois, because he was part of a riot at Brooksville Youth Academy and was arrested again. The Florida facility told DCFS the teen needed 'a more secure placement.' The arrest at Brooksville could have been a probation violation, but the Cook County State's Attorney's Office refused to issue one.
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