SUBJECT:  KPD Asking For Help Locating Runaway Juvenile

DATE:  January 31st, 2025 

CASE #: 25-000995

GENERAL NARRATIVE

The Kingsport Police Department is searching for 14-year-old, Johnay Watson. Johnay is believed to have left voluntarily from her residence and is believed to be in the Kingsport area. Johnay is a black female, 5’2″ tall, weighs approximately 120 pounds. Johnay has been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as a runaway Juvenile.

 

Anyone with information on Johnay’s whereabouts is asked to contact Kingsport Central Dispatch at (423) 246-9111 or the Criminal Investigations Division at (423) 229-9429.

 

Alternatively, if an individual who can provide information to this or any case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link:

https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us

 

RUNAWAY INFORMATION

Name:  Johnay Watson

Age: 14

Gender/Race: Female/Black 

Height/Weight: 5′ 2″/120lbs

Hair/Eyes: Black/Brown 

Residency: Kingsport, TN 

RELEASING OFFICER

Corporal Brandon Johnson

Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit

Office (423) 229-9339, Fax (423) 343-9749 

BrandonJohnson@KingsportTN.gov