Teenage girl who ran away in Ammon located after month-long search
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UPDATE
Missing 17-year-old Jazzlyn Shepherd has been found and is safe, the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reported Saturday morning.
The search for Shepherd lasted more than a month, after she ran away from a group home in Ammon on Oct. 20.
The sheriff’s office did not release any additional information at this time.
ORIGINAL STORY
The following is a news release and photos from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Jazzlyn Shepherd, a juvenile female who ran away from a group home in Ammon on Oct. 20.
Staff at the home contacted deputies just after 9 p.m. that evening reporting Jazzlyn left without permission after a verbal altercation with another resident. Since that time, deputies have been working with staff and known associates of Jazzlyn trying to locate her but believe she may have left the area.
Jazzlyn is described as an African American female with black hair and brown eyes, approximately 5’ 6” tall and 160 lbs. Jazzlyn was last seen wearing black sweatpants and a gray sweater and may have been carrying a small black purse.
Anyone with information on Jazzlyn’s whereabouts is asked to contact Bonneville County Dispatch at (208) 529-1200 and ask to speak with a deputy. Information can also be reported anonymously online through East Idaho Crime Stoppers at www.IFcrime.org.