Crime & Safety

Missing Teen Threatened To Harm Himself: Manatee County Sheriff

Deputies are looking for a 15-year-old boy who was last seen Tuesday evening in Bradenton, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies are looking for a 15-year-old boy who was last seen Tuesday evening in Bradenton, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies are looking for a 15-year-old boy who was last seen Tuesday evening in Bradenton, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said. (Courtesy of Manatee County Sheriff's Office)

BRADENTON, FL — Deputies are looking for a missing 15-year-old boy, Jayden Jennings, according to a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office news release.

The teen was last seen running in the 2000 block of 26th Avenue East on Tuesday, just before 6 p.m.

Jayden had made comments earlier about wanting to harm himself, the sheriff’s office said.

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He stands 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs about 120 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black shirt and black shorts with white spots.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at 941-747-3011.

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