Douglas County deputies capture armed teens targeting youth campus

The Brief

  • Douglas County deputies arrested two teens between 14 and 16 years old after witnesses spotted them with a firearm near the Youth Villages Inner Harbour Campus on Monday.
  • Authorities said the armed teens burglarized three homes and planned to harm people on campus and attack responding law enforcement.
  • Investigators recovered a 9mm handgun after one teen surrendered immediately, and the second teen returned to custody following a brief flight.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. Douglas County deputies arrested two teenagers Monday after receiving reports of suspects armed with a firearm near a local facility for at-risk youth.

Douglas County youth arrest

What we know:

Douglas County deputies took two teenagers, between 14 and 16 years old, into custody Monday after receiving reports of armed suspects near the Youth Villages Inner Harbour Campus off Dorsett Shoals Road.

Investigators said witnesses spotted the teens heading back to the property with a firearm.

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