Teen accused of attempted murder after trying to escape from Chehalis juvenile facility

Two female officers at the detention facility were injured in the escape attempt, police said.

CHEHALIS, Wash. — A teen is accused of attempted murder after he and another inmate attempted to escape from a Lewis County juvenile detention facility on Wednesday.

Chehalis police said officers responded to an escape attempt at the facility on Southwest Pacific Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday. They found two female officers who had been assaulted during an escape attempt by two teens.

A 17-year-old boy was booked into police custody at the scene and taken to the Lewis County Jail on suspicion of robbery in the first degree

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