Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility in Massillon is going to make some changes after a weekend incident during which 12 youths barricaded themselves in the facility.
12 teen inmates at the Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility barricaded themselves in the facility on Saturday.MASSILLON, Ohio -- Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility is going to make some changes after a weekend incident during which 12 youths barricaded themselves in the facility.
“In total, 12 young offenders, ages 15-19, exited their rooms and ran to the nearby school building on the Indian River campus,” authorities said. “These 12 teens were serving sentences on adjudications for serious charges including but not limited to felonious assault, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, aggravated riot, and gun specifications.”
After midnight on Sunday, the teens were back in custody after their medical evaluations. Six of them are in custody at Indian River, while the other six are at the Stark County Jail.