UPDATE: POCA, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A juvenile who had been reported missing in the Putnam County area has been found.
According to reports from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Monday, the juvenile has been located and is reported to be safe.
The juvenile was said to have been seen a number of times in the Poca area, though no information is available at this time regarding where he was ultimately located at the conclusion of the search
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POCA, WV (LOOTPRESS) – It was reported Tuesday that authorities are currently seeking assistance in locating a missing 15 year old juvenile who has been declared a missing person.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has indicated that Devon Adkins left his grandmother’s 1002 Dairy Road residence on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at around 10:00am and has not returned.
Adkins has reportedly been spotted several times in the company of other juveniles around River Street in Poca, and is also known to walk the tracks near Smith Concrete.
It has been indicated that Adkins is not necessarily believed to be in any inherent danger, but that he is simply refusing to come home and has been staying with friends.
Adkins has been entered into the National Crime Information Center as a missing person.
Devon Lee Adkins is 15 years old, 5’9’, 160lbs with blue eyes and dirty blonde hair. He is said to have last been seen wearing a red sweatshirt and blue sweatpants, and could be seen carrying a skateboard.
Those with any information pertaining to the location of Devon Adkins have been asked to contact the dispatch center at (304) 586-0246.