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He was apprehended after he allegedly stole a vehicle about two miles away.
Two others who broke through a wall along with him were also apprehended.
Vaughn, at last report was being held at the Jefferson County Jail. He will be charged with escape, vehicle theft, and theft of a woman’s coat and gloves from another vehicle.
Officers at the youth center discovered that the three had apparently used the rod from a kitchen mop to pry open a three-by-three foot area beneath a window to the outside. Two of the youths, a 15-year-old from Chattanooga and a 17-year-old from Friendsville, were apprehended inside the fence by Mountain View staff.
Vaughn, however, managed to escape beyond the fence, apparently using bed sheets he had tied together to scale his way outside the perimeter.
Mountain View is a 144-bed school for youth offenders.
