Armed with makeshift weapons, teens take over youth prison school for 12 hours

A dozen teenagers took over a school building at an Ohio youth prison for 12 hours, arming themselves with makeshift weapons from the shop classroom andThe standoff at Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility ended shortly after midnight Sunday when officers pepper-sprayed the youths, ages 15 to 19, Ohio Department of Youth Services Director Amy Ast said in an online press conference.

Indian River JCF in Massillon has been the focal point of disturbances and staff assaults in recent weeks. The Ohio Department of Youth Services has been grappling with violent incidents, high job vacancy rates and other problems.In the past 10 months, juvenile center superintendents and deputy superintendents have resigned or been demoted.

In addition to the standoff this weekend, youths took over a housing unit the weekend of Oct. 8 and assaulted multiple this past week. Ast acknowledged that another staff member was assaulted and treated and released from an area hospital at the same time the standoff was occurring.A longtime Department of Youth Services staff member, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said youths used a nail gun from the shop classroom. Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Nate Dennis declined to confirm that detail, saying the incident remains under investigation.

Indian River staff were assisted by the patrol, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and local law enforcement, Ast said.

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