Nehemiah Garcia, 17 was last seen on January 4th.
He was wearing a Popeyes uniform, headed to work at the restaurant chain on Lee Blvd in Lehigh Acres.
Lee County Sheriff's deputies pinged in cellphone in the Washington D.C.
Area.
WE’LL BE SURE TO BRING YOUUPDATES AS SOON AS WE FIND OUTMORE.A SEARCH FOR A MISSING LEHIGHACRES TEEN SPANS ACROSS STATELINES.
NEHEMIAH(nee-u━my-uh)GARCIA HAS BEEN MISSING SINCEJANUARY.
NOW LAW ENFORCEMENT ALLTHE WAY IN WASHINGTON D.C.
HAVEJOINED IN THE SEARCH.
FOX 4’SRACHEL LOYD SHOWS YOU WHY D-CCOPS ARE NOW INVOLVED.
RACHEL?0:10:15-:25:45 - :50AFTER LEE COUNTY DEPUTIESCOULDN’T REACH NEHEMIAH ON HISCELLPHONETHEY TRACKED IT DOWNTO THE WASHINGTON D.C.
AREA.
HISGRANDMOTHER TOLD ME ON THE PHONEALL OF THIS IS TAKING A TOLL ONHER.
SHE’S JUST SITTING BY THEPHONE WISHING, HOPING TO GET ACALL FROM HIM.THE LAST TIME ARRIE ROBINSON SAWHER GRANDSON NEHEMIAH GARCIA WASJANUARY 4TH.
THEY HAD JUST HADAN ARGUMENT ABOUT THEIR DOG.ACCORDING TO AN INCIDENT REPORTFILED WITH THE LEE COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE, GARCIA TOLDHER HE HAD BEEN CALLED INTOWORK.DRESSED IN HIS POPEYES UNIFORM,HE GOT IN THE CAR WITH ACO-WORKER HIS GRANDMOTHER DIDN’TKNOW.SINCE HIS DISAPPEARANCE GARCIAHAS BEEN REGISTERED ON THENATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING ANDEXPLOITED CHILDREN.The fact that he left with onlyhis uniform is pretty suspicious- that he didn’t pack anythingelse.
He wasn’t planning ongoing anywhere it seems.CASSIE LAHMANN IS A HUMANTRAFFICKING SPECIALIST WITHABUSE COUNSELING AND TREATMENT,INC.
A FACILITY THAT SUPPORTSVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ANDHUMAN TRAFFICKING.
WHILE THERE’SNO CONCRETE EVIDENCE OF HUMANTRAFFICKING IN GARCIA’S CASE,SHE SAYS THE SIGNS ARE THERE.LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES PINGEDGARCIA’S PHONE TO TWO DIFFERENTAREAS IN WASHINGTON D.C.Going to like a Metropolitancity, Washington D.C.
Where hedoesn’t know anyone is a prettybig red flag.ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, ONJANUARY 5TH, THE DAY AFTER HEWENT MISSING, HE CALLED ROBINSONASKING FOR HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE,DEBIT CARD AND BIRTHCERTIFICATE, BUT HE NEVERRETURNED HOME TO PICK THEM UP.LAHMANN SAYS WHEN IN DOUBT, PICKUP THE PHONE AND CALL THENATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKINGHOTLINE.if you’re really not sure, justcalling that hotline, gettingsomeone on the phone, who is amaster in this subject who hasbeen working with lots of othercases.
They’re going to be ableto help you.(LLTAG)LAHMANN ALSO MENTIONED ACTOFFERS FREE AND CONFIDENTIALCOUNSELING FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY BEAFFECTED BY TRAFFICKINGSITUATION.
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A Lehigh Acres teen has been found after he went missing more than a month ago. Advocates believed the teen was being trafficked.
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