School Teacher Charged With Helping Teens Escape From Juvenile Facility

Police have arrested Prince William County school teacher Timothea Dzan for allegedly helping four teenagers escape from the M.E.S.H. Juvenile Facility for troubled juveniles in Manassas.

Dzan, of Lake Ridge, had been assigned to the facility and reportedly provided the four teenagers with information on how to escape from the facility.

Police began investigating the escape on Sept. 8 at 2:10 p.m. and found the teenagers that same day in the area of Balls Ford Road and Ashton Ave.

Dzan has been "charged with four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and four counts of aiding in the escape of a child," according to the police report.

Her court date information is unavailable. She is being held on a $5,500 secured bond.