2 who escaped Virginia juvenile facility captured

FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Two inmates who escaped from a juvenile detention center in Farmville have been found in a bean field.

According to media reports, the two 17-year-olds were captured Saturday after they escaped from the Piedmont Regional Juvenile Facility.

A Virginia State Police K9 team tracked the two to the field about 10 miles west of the detention center.

Authorities said they were captured without incident.

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