ROSS CO., (WCMH) — The Ross County Sheriff’s office is searching for a teen after he and another boy ran from the Ross County Juvenile Detention Center.
It happened around 9am Saturday. The Sheriff’s office received reports that two young males had ran from the facility. Deputies began searching for the pair in the immediate area but didn’t find them.
One young man was found near his home in Chillicothe around 12:15pm. He was taken back into custody.
The other teen, 16-year-old Kody Johnson, is still missing. He is 5’7″ tall, 120 lbs., with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a light blue shirt and dark blue pants.
Johnson was being held at the Detention Center on charges of Arson and Receiving Stolen Property.
Deputies believe he may be trying to make it back to his home in Lynchburg, Ohio.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Ross County Sheriff’s Office at (740) 773-1185.