One of two teenagers who escaped from a youth correctional facility near La Grande has been caught.
Around midnight on Tuesday, Micah West, 18, of Salem was detained by the Albany Police Department for shoplifting candy bars. Officers determined he had an active warrant for his arrest and booked him into Linn County Jail. On Wednesday, he was transferred to the Oregon Youth Authority’s (OYA) MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn to await disposition. He may face charges for his escape from OYA’s Camp Riverbend Youth Transition Facility as well as other law violations allegedly committed after his escape.
Brittain McAuliffe, 18, of Central Point, is still at large. He is described as a white male, 5’10”, 220 pounds, stocky build, tattoos on both forearms, one described as “Native Pride.”
If anyone sees him, please call OSP Southern Command Center dispatch at 541-664-4600 or 911. Refer to OSP case number SP17211022.
Both McAuliffe and West escaped from the Camp Riverbend Youth Transitional Facility near La Grande on June 20.
