Fugitive teen caught here; Caretaker attacked before 3 girls fled Utah maternity home

Chicago police arrested the second of three teens who fled from aUtah maternity home after the caretaker was attacked with a fryingpan.

A 17-year-old girl was arrested in Chicago after a tipster sawher at her grandmother's house, police said. She was returned toUtah last week.

"It is unknown . . . if she was staying with her grandmother orwho else may have assisted her while she was on the run for over twomonths," American Fork, Utah police Sgt. Shauna Greening saidWednesday.

A 15-year-old from California was turned in by her mother Jan.29.

Jana Moody, caretaker of New Hope Maternity Home, was hit with afrying pan and tied up with a power cord and duct tape Jan. 16,police said. The two girls and another teen from Texas then fled inMoody's van, police said.

The privately owned maternity home, 30 miles south of Salt LakeCity, is a place for struggling teens to learn about prenatal care,adoption and parenting skills. They are sent by their families toget them away from drugs or bad relationships.

The girl arrested in Chicago waived extradition and was returnedto Utah, where she is in a youth-detention center while her casemoves through Juvenile Court, Greening said.

"We are still actively looking for the last . . . female fromTexas," she said.