Douglas County deputies arrested two armed teenagers near a youth campus after home break ins. Investigators reported the suspects fired gunshots in nearby woods before being taken into custody. DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. – Douglas County deputies arrested two teenagers Monday after receiving reports of suspects armed with a firearm near a local facility for at-risk youth. Douglas County deputies took two teenagers, between 14 and 16 years old, into custody Monday after receiving reports of armed suspects near the Youth Villages Inner Harbour Campus off Dorsett Shoals Road. Investigators said witnesses spotted the teens heading back to the property with a firearm. Deputies allege the teens were behind three home burglaries earlier in the day and went to the campus to hurt people and, if confronted, intended to inflict bodily harm on law enforcement. Responding deputies heard four to five gunshots in the woods near the facility before finding the teens with a 9mm handgun. According to Lt. Col. Tavarreus Pounds of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, one teen dropped a gun and surrendered, while the second teen ran but later returned to custody. Deputies said the teenagers lived at the campus prior to the incident. "Youth Villages is like a college campus, so to speak, and for at-risk teens where they go to school, they stay on campus, and sometimes, they are referred by DFCS," Pounds said. Investigators said the teens each face three counts of criminal attempt to commit murder…
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