17-Year-Old Who Escaped Land O' Lakes Juvenile Detention Center Located

LAND O’ LAKES, FL. – Jacob Bedson, 17, was located by Pasco Sheriff’s Office and is being returned to the custody of the Dept. of Juvenile Justice.

Pasco Sheriff’s deputies were searching for Jacob Bedson, a 17-year-old that has escaped from the Juvenile Detention Center in Land O’ Lakes.

Deputies say Bedson is 5’7″ with dark blonde hair. Bedson was last seen just after 5 p.m. today at the Juvenile Detention Center on SR 52.

Bedson ran from the facility after jumping a fence. This facility is managed by the Department of Juvenile Justice.

If you have any information on Bedson’s whereabouts, please call 911.

Tampa Free Press