The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports two juvenile males who absconded from the Clarinda Academy were taken into custody without incident late Monday night, following a traffic stop on Highway 71, south of Villisca. The vehicle they were in was reported stolen out of Clarinda.  Authorities say the teens, who had been reported missing at around 12:45-p.m. Monday, were found when the vehicle they were in was pulled over at around 11:22-p.m.

The driver was charged with Theft of a Motor Vehicle, a Class-D Felony. Both of the boys were transported to Juvenile Detention Center, in Council Bluffs. No Names were released because of their age. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Page County Sheriff’s Office, Clarinda Police, and the Iowa State Patrol.