UPDATE: Franklin Co. Police Have Located Teenage "Runaway"

"We would like to thank all citizens, who provided information to help locate Jenna."

(Jenna McConnell. Photo provided by the Franklin Co. Sheriff's Office.)

Update posted on Monday, May 18th, at 6:31 a.m.: 

The Franklin County Sheriff's Department announced that Jenna McConnell was located on Friday, May 14. 

"We would like to thank all citizens, who provided information to help locate Jenna," says the Franklin County Sheriff's Department

 

Original story published on Friday, May 15th, at 7:20 a.m.:

(Franklin Co., Ind.) - A Franklin County teenager has been classified as a runaway by the police, and they are asking for help to get her home. 

Jenna McConnell, 16, has been missing from her home in West Harrison since Friday, May 1. 

McConnell is described as 5'2', 118 pounds, hazel eyes, and red hair. 

If you have any information on this missing child, call the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at (765) 647-4138. 

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