that inmate max ray, charged with the brazen theft of a high end sports car, this morning or today i should say, his 18th birthday, so he was being transported here to the men's jail but investigators believe during his last few hours in juvenile hall this morning investigators are thinking someone tried to free him from that facility. two people used bolt cutters to cut through a chain-link fence on the perimeter of the juvenile hall this morning. after that they used a sledgehammer and tried to smash this window but guards were alerted and this break in was stopped short. the facility locked down as they searched the area but not able to find the people involved. now there is no direct evidence linking wade to that break in but for investigators the timing is suspicious. >> i don't have anything that would directly imply indicate mr. wade in this, however, he was aware, certainly he was turning 18 today and it is no secret you can't keep adults in that facility, so i think you know, probably several people could have surmised there was a transfer going to occur today. >> for some b

michael king could spend the rest of his life many max, but it's far from the most notorious escapee in brushy mountain. it was made by james earl ray years after he killed civil rights leader martin luther king jr. ray has been an escapee from missouri state penitentiary when he assassinated king. >> the main thing that he was interested in was escaping. now, when i first met him, of course, i was interested in escaping, too. we got into a couple of plots together na never worked out. we were going to try to go through the rough of the old auditorium where they showed movies. we got the hole cut, but it was discovered before we got a chance to use it. we didn't get caught, and they just found it. >> in 1977 ray plotted another escape with james and two other inmates. the plan was to climb the outer wall using a makeshift ladder crafted from chains. they knew the tower guard closest to the wall took an a r afternoon nap, but he feared ray's high profile would lead them to being captured. >> james, you have no pickup and no car. as soon as your foot touches down and they know it's you, there will be a million cops in in valley and no