SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A missing 16-year-old girl returned home, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said Monday night.
Deputies previously said Meredith Statton ran away from her home in Longwood. The sheriff’s office said the girl’s mother reported her missing Monday.
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According to the sheriff’s office, Statton was last seen around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. The girl’s mother told deputies she received a text from Statton, who used her sister’s phone, around 1:45 a.m. Monday that said she was stepping outside for a few minutes.
The teen’s phone was taken away from her, a report said.
She is described as being 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 110 pounds with black hair and hazel eyes. Statton was last seen wearing black high-waisted shorts, a black strapless top with a navy zip-up jacket.