Crime & Safety

Cherokee County Boy, 17, Reported Missing Has Been Found

Alexander Scott Watkins was last seen around 4 p.m. Thursday leaving his Ball Ground home in a silver Jeep Liberty.

UPDATE: Alexander Scott Watkins has been located.

ORIGINAL STORY

Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office are looking for a 17-year old-boy who left his home Thursday afternoon in Ball Ground.

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Alexander Scott Watkins left his home off Old Mill Road driving a silver Jeep Liberty bearing Georgia tag PZX9016 around 4 p.m. Aug. 27, Lt. Jay Baker with the sheriff’s office said.

The teen “was upset when he left his home and investigators are concerned for his well being,” Baker added.

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Anyone that has any information on his whereabouts or has any contact with Watkins is urged to call 911.

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Photo credit: Cherokee Sheriff’s Office

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