Under-aged girl hijacks social worker, escapes near Prosser
By Terry Murry on Wednesday, August 30th, 2023 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
PROSSER – Deputies in Benton County, Washington, are working on several leads to locate an under-aged girl who allegedly pulled a pair of scissors and held them to the neck of a child protective services worker. The victim was transporting the suspect from Walla Walla to a foster home in Benton County.
With the blades of the scissors held to the victim’s neck, the suspect directed the CPS worker to keep driving. Eventually they stopped in a remote area north of Prosser.
The girl ordered the victim to pull off by a ditch. The suspect ran out and got into another vehicle which fled the area.
The victim’s van ended up sliding into the ditch and had to be towed out.
Photo via Benton County Sheriff’s Office
