A Centralia woman accused of picking up her son after he escaped from a treatment facility he was visiting on furlough from the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center in September 2023 is facing a felony accomplice escape charge in Lewis County Superior Court.
The juvenile reportedly escaped from the treatment facility on Sept. 6, 2023, and remained at large until June 16, 2024, when he was found in his mother’s vehicle, according to court documents.
The woman, 37, allegedly told police “she did not know where he was” immediately before officers located the juvenile in her vehicle, according to court documents.
The Chronicle is not naming the woman to protect the identity of the juvenile.
“The state contends the defendant was an active participant in concealing her son from law enforcement after he had escaped from the treatment facility,” the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office states in charging documents filed on Sept. 18, 2024.
The woman faces one count of first-degree accomplice liability escape, which is a class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
She was issued a summons notice for an Oct. 7 preliminary hearing, which she was present for. A judge ruled Monday to allow her to remain out of custody on $10,000 unsecured bail for the duration of her case.
Arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 17.
