By Steve Bailey
Lavelle Spencer
Cleveland, OH - Earlier this morning, members of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested 17-year-old Lavelle Spencer. Spencer was wanted for Escape.
On May 15, 2021, Spencer escaped from the Warrensville Developmental Center, where he was being treated, by court order, to stand trial. Spencer is awaiting trial on charges including robbery, aggravated robbery, grand theft, having weapons while under disability, failure to comply with an order of a police officer, assault, gross sexual imposition, kidnapping and rape.
The U.S. Marshals offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to Spencer’s capture. Numerous tips were vetted by investigators throughout the course of the investigation. A joint team of investigators located Spencer hiding in a residence located on the 3900 block of East 74th Street in Cleveland. A Cuyahoga County Sheriff�
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CLEVELAND, Ohio A 17-year-old boy accused of committing several armed robberies and a rape in Ohio City escaped a state-run hospital on Saturday.
U.S Marshals and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are searching for Lavelle Spencer, 17, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Spencer escaped about 6 p.m. Saturday from Warrensville Developmental Center in Highland Hills. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Monday, according to court records.
Authorities have not said how he escaped. Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Ray Santiago later confirmed the escape. He refused to say how the teen escaped or release any other information, citing an on-going investigation.