St. Johns county Sheriffs dept tracks down 4 youths who escaped from a detention center

On the morning of October 14, 2024, SJSO received 911 calls from the Deep Creek Youth Academy in Hastings regarding numerous juvenile inmates who had escaped from the facility. Deep Creek Youth Academy is a secure detention center operated by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice which houses male juvenile offenders who have been committed by court order due to crimes they have committed in the state. The offenders involved in this escape were committed to the detention center based on numerous offenses including Possession of a Firearm on School Property; Battery on a School Employee; Felony Battery; Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer; Grand Theft Auto; Armed Burglary to a Dwelling; Robbery with a Weapon; Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon; Aggravated Battery Causing Bodily Harm/Disability; and Battery.