After escaping from a facility in Gadsden, a Monroe County juvenile has been arrested, along with his girlfriend, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

Chief Deputy Mike Lambert said in a release the ECSO was notified by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department on Dec. 16, at approximately 9 a.m. in reference to an escaped juvenile from a facility in Gadsden.

“The juvenile had been transported to the facility in Gadsden by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department,” Lambert said. “The sheriff’s department in Monroe County received information that the juvenile may be in the Huxford Community.”

Lambert said deputies responded to the area, along with the K-9 tracking team from the prison just in case the juvenile fled.

“The juvenile was spotted on Presswood Bridge Rd. by Capt. Forbes, but the juvenile ran on foot,” Lambert said. “The K-9 tracking team was then deployed and the juvenile was apprehended a short while later without incident.”

Authorities believe that the escaped juvenile was aided by his girlfriend, according to the release.

“The girlfriend was also located in a vehicle in the Presswood Bridge area,” Lambert said. “The juvenile and his girlfriend were taken into custody and turned over to Monroe County deputies.”

Lambert sad the case is still under investigation.