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Nashville teen detention escapee captured; 2 still at large

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Authorities say they've captured another teen who escaped during a mass breakout from a troubled Nashville detention center and that he had been living in a vehicle.

CBS affiliate WTVF reports that U.S Marshals arrested 17-year-old Tajhiee Cockerham at an apartment complex in nearby Murfreesboro on Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. He was booked in Nashville on a charge of felony escape.

Cockerham was one of over 30 teenagers who escaped from Woodland Hills Youth Development Center on night Sept. 1. Two of the escaped teens - 17-year-olds De'Mario Fisher and Kuyvonta Cain - remain at large, according to the station.

Staff initially thought the teens were contained in the yard but called police after they realized offenders were escaping under a weak spot in the fence.

The center has a history of violent clashes, breakout attempts and attacks on guards.

Since the escape, officials at the center have taken extra security measures.

Those with information on the whereabouts of Cain or Fisher are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 615-74-CRIME.

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