Dangerous Teen Inmate Escaped Cleveland-Area Facility

CLEVELAND, OH — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is looking for a dangerous teeanger that escaped from a juvenile correctional facility in late May. The troopers are asking the public for help finding the missing 17-year-old.

Nathaniel Lee Jacks escaped from the Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility in Highland Hills on May 22. He was last seen wearing dark blue khaki pants and a shirt/sweatshirt. He is six feet one inch tall and weighs 165 pounds. He has brown hair and eyes.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol believes Jacks may be headed to Licking County. He escaped from the juvenile correctional facility on May 22.

Jacks escaped with another inmate, 16-year-old Chase Newman. However, law enforcement were able to capture Newman in Cleveland on May 22. He was found in Cleveland, near E. 130th and Miles Avenue, Cleveland 19 reported.

Jacks was being held for vandalism.

If you see Jacks, or someone that looks like him, do not approach him. The teenager is considered dangerous, the troopers said. If the teenager is seen, call 911 immediately.

Photo from the Ohio State Highway Patrol