Q: My boyfriend who is 17 will be 18 in 6 months is currently at the juvenile detention center. He’s considered a “runaway”
& out of control, recently he wrecked a car without a driver’s license & even took the law on a chase but got away, but a couple nights ago got pulled over n went to juvie since he had a pick up order on him, im not sure if he has any felony charges pending on him, he might have drug chargesI know little about all of it, I’m just curious what kind of trouble he might be in and how long will he be locked up?
A:
There’s no way to properly answer this question without knowing 1) what the new charges are, 2) the facts and circumstances surrounding the new charges, and 3) his criminal
History.
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