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3 teens who escaped detention facility recaptured

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police have recaptured three teens who escaped from a detention facility in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said.

Two of the teens were captured Tuesday in Cheatham County and will face charges for their alleged involvement in a carjacking, a statement from Metro Nashville Police said. They reportedly rammed a police vehicle in an attempt to evade arrest, the statement said.

Another teen was located earlier in the day at the home of a relative and was taken into custody without incident, police said.

The group of teens reportedly overpowered a guard at the Youth Opportunity juvenile detention facility Saturday night and left on foot, police said.