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Teen escapee apprehended in Harrison County

REYNOLDSVILLE, W.Va. — The U.S. Marshal Service arrested a teenager Monday who walked away from a detention facility in Wheeling last month.

Xander Finley-Ball

Xander Ball, 18, was apprehended in the Harrison County community of Reynoldsville.

According to a news release, authorities got a tip that Ball was at a residence. They arrived on the scene and when Ball say them he jumped out of a window but was quickly taken into custody.

“The Cooperation of all involved agencies, the determination of our investigators, and the public’s willingness to assist directly led to the safe apprehension of this dangerous fugitive” said Terry Moore, Acting United States Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia.

Ball was originalliy arrested on an attempted murder charge in Star City in July.





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