STAUNTON, VA (Rocktown Now) – Virginia State Police have charged five teenagers who left the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents in Staunton on Monday, May 19, at approximately 6:48 p.m.

According to a release, the teens, ages ranging from 14 to 17, were taken into custody within 40 minutes of leaving the facility with assistance from numerous area law enforcement agencies.

One female juvenile was charged with assault for biting a security guard, two juvenile males were charged with obstruction of justice, and two juvenile males were charged with destruction of property.

The juveniles were processed at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Justice center in Staunton.