SUBJECT: KPD seeking assistance in locating Runaway Juvenile (Update: Found Safe)
DATE: June 24th, 2024
CASE #: 24-009160
GENERAL NARRATIVE
Update: Exenia has been found safe and is no longer considered missing.
As previously released:
On June 16th, 2024 Exenia Pafford (14 year old female) was reported as a runaway juvenile to the Kingsport Police Department and entered into the NCIC database. Exenia is believed to have voluntarily left her residence sometime during the night of June 16th. Investigators believe she may be heading to the Greeneville, TN area.
Exenia was last seen wearing a black tank top, black sweatpants, white shoes with a Nike logo. She has a piercing on the right side of her nose. Exenia is 5’3″ tall and weighs 115 lbs. She has brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information regarding Exenia’s current whereabouts is asked to contact Kingsport Central Dispatch at (423) 246-9111 or the Criminal Investigations Division at (423) 229-9429. If Exenia is seen outside the Kingsport area, please contact local law enforcement in that jurisdiction.
Alternatively, if an individual who can provide information related to this or any other 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: Exenia Pafford
Age: 14
Gender/Race: Female/White
Height/Weight: 5’3″/115 lbs
Hair/Eyes: Brown/Blue
Residency: Kingsport TN
Other Description: piercing on right side of nose
Possible Clothing: last seen wearing a black tank top, black sweatpants, white shoes with a Nike logo
Last Known Location: Residence in Kingsport, TN
RELEASING OFFICER
Corporal Brandon Johnson
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
Office (423) 229-9339, Fax (423) 343-9749
BrandonJohnson@KingsportTN.gov
