Anguished pleas from a grandmother to locate her missing 16-year-old granddaughter were realized within one day after work by Rutherford County Sheriff’s office employees.
The grandmother, who has custody of the girl, reported her granddaughter missing in April to Murfreesboro Police.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Judy Greene of the Criminal Warrants Division went to the grandmother’s home Wednesday to locate the granddaughter for a violation of probation charge from Juvenile Court. The grandmother told Greene her granddaughter was missing.
“Will you help me?” the crying grandmother begged Greene.
Greene developed information Thursday of where the granddaughter might be in Antioch. She and Deputy Jack Keisling drove to Antioch and checked for the missing girl at three apartment complexes. They contacted sheriff’s Detective Chuck Thomas, who is assigned to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force for additional information.
Greene and Keisling skipped lunch and followed a lead from Deputy Mike Hoffman which led them to a Madison apartment Thursday afternoon.
While driving to Madison, Greene was “praying all the way. ‘Please, God, let her be there.’”
“She was inside the apartment and we arrested her,” Keisling said. “She cried but she came willingly.”
Keisling drove the girl to the Rutherford County Juvenile Detention Center where she was booked for violation of probation.
“I’m just glad we could bring closure to the family,” Keisling said.
Greene called the grandmother to report her granddaughter had been located safely.
“She was so happy,” Greene said, telling the sergeant, “Thank you, thank you.”
“I’m just glad we found her,” Greene said. |
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