Section 205.15. Escape in the first degree  


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  • A person is guilty of escape in the first degree when:
        1.  Having been charged with or convicted of a felony, he escapes from
      a detention facility; or
        2. Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class A or
      class B felony, he escapes from custody; or
        3. Having been adjudicated a  youthful  offender,  which  finding  was
      substituted  for the conviction of a felony, he escapes from a detention
      facility.
        Escape in the first degree is a class D felony.