Five teenagers have been indicted in connection with an escape plot at the Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility that injured two unarmed guards.
The Peninsula Clarion (http://is.gd/5XKkos) reports 18-year-old Cody Rosenthal and four 16-year-old boys are charged with assault, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and riot in the Nov. 7 incident. Authorities say one of the juveniles placed a guard in a choke-hold until he went unconscious.
Rosenthal and two minors also are charged with escape. The two other minors are charged with attempted escape.
According to online records, Rosenthal is represented by the state Public Defender Agency, which did not immediately return a call seeking comment Friday.
The minors are charged as adults, but The Associated Press does not typically name juveniles charged with crimes.
Authorities say Rosenthal was quickly caught, and two of the minors did not leave the facility. Two others remained at large before being arrested in Nikiski the following day.
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Information from: (Kenai, Alaska) Peninsula Clarion, http://www.peninsulaclarion.com
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