A distraught mother in Mount Vernon, Wash., is pleading for help after her 14-year-old daughter met a man online and then disappeared three weeks ago, leaving behind a cryptic note.
Sarah Merrill had previously punished her daughter, Ella Jones, for messaging an elderly man online by temporarily removing her phone.
The last time he saw his daughter was in his room on the night of January 5. Fox News Digital.
“She was here at bedtime and we had a normal night,” Merrill told Fox News Digital in an interview. “She even laid with me right before I went to bed. I was tired because I had a long week at work. And she said, 'I love you. Good night,' and left the room.
Call to action in search of Ella Jones. 14 years He was last seen on January 6 at his home in Mount Vernon, Washington.
Please share and contact Mount Vernon Police/or the Skagit County Sheriff's Office at (360) 428-3211 if you can help. #missing activated @NewsNation #EllaJones pic.twitter.com/F0XAW1rnfj
— Marni Hughes (@MarniHughesTV) January 24, 2024
“Merrill got up to make coffee and omelets the next morning when she noticed Jones was not in her room and some of her belongings were missing,” Fox News added.
“She took a bunch of stuff with her like she knew she thought she had somewhere to go. Her clothes, her dryer, my iron. … So I immediately went over to her friend's house and started asking questions.” , Merrill stated, stressing that Ella's friends were “immediately concerned.”
The girl's friends had previously told the mother that her daughter had been talking to a man in his 20s or 30s on Discord, which led to her phone being confiscated.
“He wrote a note saying he loved me and didn't want to hurt us anymore,” Merrill said. KING5 in an interview referring to the cryptic message the girl left behind.
#FindEllaJones #EllaJones still missing#MountVernon #WA
Flier and her godmother's TikTok page for updateshttps://t.co/yNAMwb2MrZ pic.twitter.com/uww1JksiT6
— ℙé⬛ (@GaGa_460) January 17, 2024
“Something's wrong… I don't think he can call me,” the mother said according to the New York Post. “She's never run away. We're very close. There wasn't a fight either, and an 'I hate you mom, and run away' kind of situation.”
“I didn't fully realize how serious it was. … You always have something going on with teenagers to some degree. But, I mean, she's a very sweet, good-natured girl. So the more time went on , the more the children began to open up [the online relationship]” Merrill noted. “A friend had said she really trusted him. And they're all pretty sure it's where they think it is.”
“I don't have a lot of specifics or details right now. That's the only lead we have is that she was talking to a man online. The police have finally taken her electronics for forensics. So I hope they can find more than I found in 10 hours of digging,” he said according to Fox News.
The mother believes the man was looking after her daughter and did not realize the danger she was in.
“As tips come in, we're evaluating each one on its own merits,” police Lt. David Shackleton said in a statement to KING5. “The Internet is great for many things, but it can also be a dangerous place, especially for children.”
https://t.co/BZz1ufybk5#IT WAS for #Disappeared 14 years #EllaJones that disappeared #MountVernon #WA #Washington on 5/1/24. #MissingTeen #Help find me #MissingTeenAlert For #MissingJuvenile #MissingInAmerica #Missing Person Thanks pic.twitter.com/mL1ru9yHTV
— Danie Mitchell (@TheJoker128) January 17, 2024
Ella Jones is believed to have been wearing a black hoodie, multi-coloured checkered pajama bottoms and black Nike Air Force Ones when she left her home that evening.
He is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, with brown hair and weighing about 135 pounds.
Her mother, police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ask that if you see the girl, call 911 immediately and contact Skagit County Dispatch at 360-428-3211.
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