Police Searching For Boys Who Ran Away From Youth Academy
CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — Authorities in Custer are searching for two teenagers who ran away from a youth rehabilitation facility Thursday night.
Department of Corrections staff members and law enforcement agencies are looking for the 16-year-old and 17-year-old boys who ran away from the State Treatment and Rehabilitation Academy (STAR) near Custer.
Three boys in all left the Brady Academy campus shortly before 10:30 p.m. One of them was apprehended south of the academy campus just after 2:00 a.m.
One of the missing boys is 16 years old and Native American. He is 6 feet 1 inches tall, weighs 215 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.
The other missing teenager is also Native American. He is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.