HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, successfully located Jayanna Clark, who had been missing for over 18 hours.
Clark was found safe and unharmed in Largo, Florida, in the company of Jahvontae Bell, who has been taken into custody and faces multiple charges, including Armed Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Battery.
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“I’m relieved that this woman was found safely this evening,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister. “Now, our detectives will re-trace the steps taken by the suspect today and hold this man accountable.”
This investigation is still active, deputies say.
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