This Philadelphia Teen Is Missing. His Family Says He May Have Been Lured To California Through Online Gaming.

CBS Philadelphia

January 16, 2026

Lashante Crocker-Johnson said she's praying for her son Jahmez Cartwright's safe return.

"I been feeling numb, lost. I think he's in trouble," she said of her 18-year-old son. "He's not answering nobody's texts. Everyone has been trying to get in touch with him. The messages are delivering, but he's not responding."

Johnson said the last time she saw her son was on Monday at 7:00 a.m. in the 6500 block of Linmore Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.

Jahmez Cartwright, a Philadelphia teenager, is missing, but police say his phone last pinged in San Diego/CBS News Philadelphia

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