SUBJECT: KPD Searching For Runaway Juvenile
DATE: April 1st, 2025
CASE #: 25-004324
GENERAL NARRATIVE
The Kingsport Police Department is searching for 14-year-old, Johnay Watson. Johnay is believed to have left voluntarily from an address on North Eastman Road. Johnay is a black female, last seen wearing a green “Boys in the Hood” long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans. Johnay’s hair is styled in long black and gold braids, and she has a heart tattoo on her right middle finger. 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
MISSING PERSON INFORMATION
Name Johnay Watson
Age 14
Gender/Race Female/Black
Hair/Eyes Black/Brown
Residency Somewhere in Kingsport TN
Other Description Last seen with hair styled in black and gold braids. Heart Tattoo on right middle finger.
Possible Clothing Green “Boys in the Hood” long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans
Last Known Location North Eastman Road
RELEASING OFFICER
Corporal Brandon Arnold
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
Office (423) 343-9866, Fax (423) 343-9749
