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Missing Tennessee girl found safe in St. Augustine

According to the St. Augustine Police Department, both Autumn Turner and the man she was with, Jacob Flournoy were found Sunday evening.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A missing Tennessee teen at the center of an Amber Alert has been found safe in St. Augustine.

According to the St. Augustine Police Department, both Autumn Turner and the man she was with, Jacob Flournoy were found Sunday evening.

The teen is currently at the police department, while Flournoy is at the St Johns County Sheriff's Office. 

The couple was spotted by a concerned citizen in the area of hurricane patties near oyster Creek in St. Augustine.

They reportedly had been traveling on foot after their car had been impounded a couple of days ago, police said.

The car had been towed which police said was the initial “sighting” that made people think they were in this area.

BACKGROUND 

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a 17-year-old Tennessee girl who was last seen in the St. Augustine Area, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations. Amber Turner, 17, may be with 27-year-old Jacob Flournoy. Turner was last seen August 19.

Flournoy is wanted by the Athens, Tenn. Police Department for kidnapping and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to police.

The St. Augustine Police Department said they have reason to believe Flournoy was in downtown St. Augustine at approximately 5 p.m.on Saturday. Both subjects are believed to be on foot.  

Credit: FDLE
Police said Autumn Turner, 17, (left) was last scene with Jacob Flournoy, 27.

We have reason to believe the suspect was in downtown Saint Augustine at approximately 5 pm today (8/21/21). Both...

Posted by St. Augustine Police Department on Saturday, August 21, 2021

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