NEW ORLEANS — A 17-year-old detainee is on the loose after he escaped while being transported to the New Orleans Juvenile Justice Intervention Center on Wednesday morning.
The Office of Juvenile Justice said Friday that an unnamed 17-year-old was being transported to the court in the 1100 block of Milton Street in New Orleans when he escaped OJJ custody.
Sources at the New Orleans Police Department identified the escaped youth as Curtis Tassin, who is considered "extremely dangerous." Those sources told WWL-TV that Tassin escaped and ran away on foot when he arrived at the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center.
Tassin is one of five youths that escaped from the Bridge City Center for Youth in April of 2022. Tassin also escaped from the Swanson Center for Youth in 2021.
Prior to his escape today, he was being held at the Acadiana Center for Youth at St. Martinville.
Tassin has previously been charged with assault, battery, armed robbery, carjacking, and several escapes.
Anyone with information on Tassin's whereabouts is asked to contact OJJ’s Command Center at 504-439-8544.
This is a developing story. Stay with WWL-TV for updates as new information becomes available.
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