Juvenile Court

? A 17-year-old girl admitted Wednesday in juvenile court to driving a vehicle while in violation of a license restriction. The girl had been drinking alcohol and later was in a single-vehicle accident, Assistant State's Attorney Michelle Flores said. The girl, who fractured her leg in the accident and was hospitalized for a week, had a blood-alcohol content of .01 when deputies responded to the accident. Washington County Circuit Judge Donald Beachley, who was sitting in juvenile court, said he was convinced the girl learned a lesson from the situation.

Teenage boy admits malicious destruction A teenage boy admitted Wednesday in juvenile court to malicious destruction of property. The boy was a resident at the Cedar Ridge home near Williamsport when he scratched a large letter on a staff member's vehicle, Assistant State's Attorney Michelle Flores said. Washington County Circuit Judge M. Kenneth Long delayed disposition, the juvenile equivalent of sentencing, and transferred the case to Baltimore. Teen admits throwing rocks at home's staff A judge heard a case Wednesday in juvenile court that involved a juvenile accused of throwing rocks.

A male teenager was found guilty Wednesday in juvenile court of second-degree assault. He was acquitted of other charges, including trespassing. During a verbal dispute in July between the boy's family and the woman whose land they were living on, the boy hit the woman in the face, witnesses testified Wednesday. Bones in the woman's face were broken, her nose bled for two days and she sought treatment at the hospital, the woman testified. A contractor who was performing work on the property at the time of the incident testified that he saw the boy strike the woman.

An 18-year-old admitted Wednesday in juvenile court to absconding from his placement. He escaped June 1 from a juvenile home in Olney, Md., and was captured later that month, Deputy State's Attorney Steven Kessell said in court. The man faced new drug charges through the Hagerstown Police Department and elected to be waived into the adult system, Assistant Public Defender Michael A. Wilson said. The juvenile system could not offer the offender any more in terms of rehabilitation, Washington County Circuit Judge Donald E. Beachley said.

An 18-year-old admitted Wednesday in juvenile court to absconding from his placement. He escaped June 1 from a juvenile home in Olney, Md., and was captured later that month, Deputy State's Attorney Steven Kessell said in court. The man faced new drug charges through the Hagerstown Police Department and elected to be waived into the adult system, Assistant Public Defender Michael A. Wilson said. The juvenile system could not offer the offender any more in terms of rehabilitation, Washington County Circuit Judge Donald E. Beachley said.