A 17-year-old facing a charge in a Lockport homicide has been accused of trying to escape police custody in Buffalo late last week during a trip to a medical appointment, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
About 9:55 a.m. Friday near Jefferson Avenue and East Ferry Street, the teen allegedly slipped out of handcuffs and exited the vehicle of a Niagara County Sheriff's deputy, the District Attorney's Office said in a news release.
With the help of a good Samaritan, the teen was "quickly apprehended" nearby on East Ferry, according to prosecutors.
The teen, whose name was not released, was charged with first-degree escape, a class D felony. He was arraigned Friday in Erie County Family Court and ordered held without bail.
He has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Lockport, the District Attorney's Office said, and is being held at the Erie County Youth Services Center, a youth detention facility.
