Family Seeking Missing Georgia State Student From Dacula

DACULA, GA -- The family of a missing Georgia State student from Dacula is asking for the public's help to find her.

Monique Priester, 21, was last heard from Friday, when she told her mother she was sharing an Uber ride from Georgia State's downtown campus to her Dacula home.

Her family, which has shared her story and posted photos on social media sites in hopes of finding Monique, said she had used the ride-sharing service to go downtown earlier in the day.

“I’m panicked. I’m hoping that she’s safe,” Priester’s mother, Jacqueline VanLoo-Al Kush, told WSB-TV.

On Monday, VanLoo-Al Kush told the Gwinnett Daily Post that someone appears to have used Priester's credit card in Nashville, Tennessee, either over the weekend or early Monday.

During the phone call with her mother, Priester reportedly said she was somewhere in West End, where the Uber driver was picking up another passenger.

That call was at about 6:15 p.m. Friday and her mother said she didn't sound like anything was wrong during the conversation.

Said Uber in a written statement: "We are working directly with local law enforcement to provide any assistance or information that could help them locate Ms. Priester and get her safely home."

Gwinnett County Police said Monday that Priester had had an argument with her stepfather earlier Friday. A release from the department also said her cellphone appears to have been turned off since then.

Priester is described as 5-foot-2 and was last seen wearing a grey tank top with lettering, shorts and a black backpack.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is encouraged to call Gwinnett Police 770 513-5300 , or contact the family at 856-655-3228.