Prison teen nearly pulls off movie-like getaway
Posted July 19th, 2008 by minortopics | via www.suntimes.comShackled and handcuffed, a 13 year old female delinquent steels the van that was transporting her to prison. Could it be next years blockbuster?
A 13-year-old Lynwood girl being taken back to Illinois from southern Indiana in a prison transport van stole the vehicle and drove off after the lost driver stopped to ask for directions, police said.
And she did it all while handcuffed and shackled.
The girl, who made it to Chicago before getting caught, was ordered held in juvenile detention Friday.