Salem teenager was arrested three months after escaping from MacLaren Juvenile Detention Center

A 19-year-old was arrested three months after escaping from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn along with two others.

Police arrested Julian Diaz-Navarro of Salem on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Oregon Youth Authority, which operates the facility.

Agency spokeswoman Liz Gharst said the teen was booked into the Marion County Jail, although the jail’s roster did not show him in custody as of early Tuesday evening.

Diaz-Navarro escaped from the juvenile detention center on Feb. 18 along with Xavier Swimm, 21, of Portland, and Angel Diaz-Barrera, 19, of Salem.

His arrest comes six days after Swimm was arrested May 8 in western Idaho. The Oregon Youth Authority said the next morning that he was being held at the Canyon County Juvenile Detention Center in Caldwell.

Diaz-Navarro came to MacLaren after being convicted of attempted first-degree assault and carrying or using a dangerous weapon in Marion County

Judgments are the juvenile criminal law equivalent of a criminal conviction. The Oregon Youth Authority sets penalties for youth prosecuted in the juvenile justice system and can keep them in custody until they turn 25.

Police are still searching for Diaz-Barrera, who faces charges of first-degree robbery and carrying or using a dangerous weapon in Marion County.

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Contact reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian: (email protected) or 503-929-3053.

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Ardeshir Tabrizian has been covering criminal justice and housing for Salem Reporter since September 2021. An Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has crisscrossed the state. He has reported for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.