LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A teenager who escaped from Lake County Juvenile Hall in May has been arrested and now will be charged as an adult for the escape.
Isaiah Dominguez, 18, was arrested by Probation Officer Kevin O’Brien and Senior Probation Officer Dennis Reynolds at the Cache Creek Apartments in Clearlake shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, according to the Lake County Probation Department.
Dominguez escaped from the Lake County Juvenile Hall on May 14, the day after his 18th birthday, as Lake County News has reported.
He was in custody for a property crime, and during a mandatory school session scaled a perimeter fence and fled on foot, with a subsequent search of the area failing to locate him, authorities said.
Over the last few weeks, Probation Officer Wendy Mondfrans received numerous tips and reports of sightings of Dominguez in the Clearlake area, Probation Department officials reported.
Several checks were made by the Probation Department and Clearlake Police Department at locations where Dominguez was suspected of staying, officials said.
Acting on recent information, Probation Department officers located Dominguez at the apartment complex Friday and took him into custody without incident, the agency said.
Because Dominguez now has adult status since turning 18, Probation Department officials said Dominguez was being transported to the Lake County Jail early Friday evening for booking pursuant to an arrest warrant issued as a result of his escape.
The Lake County Probation Department said it was grateful for the cooperation received from citizens in the community and for the assistance of the Clearlake Police Department.