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Brittany Amber Hendershot, 21, is the subject of an inter-agency police search and investigation.
Hendershot is a 2019 graduate of Port Jervis High School who recently gave birth to a son. She was described by her mother, Crystal Hendershot, as having had no issues in school, with the law, or with family until meeting her Port Jervis boyfriend about a year ago.
Since that time, she has left two jobs, given birth and abandoned her baby, lived as a homeless person, and missed scheduled court sessions regarding the care of her child. While she has never known her daughter to use drugs, she believes drugs may be part of the situation.
“Brittany’s boyfriend came back to Port Jervis, but without Brittany. A private investigator told us her phone was sold, and has been traced to Kentucky,” Crystal said. Brittany’s phone was her life. She was always on the phone. Since July 7, no one has seen or heard from her at all.”
The investigator, who is helping the family free of charge, informed Crystal and Lee Hendershot that their daughter had picked up a $20 money gram sent by a friend to CVS in Middletown on July 7. That was Brittany’s last known place and date of contact. While she had worked briefly at Sonic in the Town of Wallkill, she stopped showing up for work and a paycheck remains unclaimed.
The boyfriend’s father, contacted by Mid-Hudson News this week, said he and his family are not aware of where Brittany is but also wish for her well-being. He said his family has cooperated fully with police and have done their best to help both Brittany and their son over the past year. Both he and Brittany’s mother affirm that the couple had chosen to be together and on their own. However, without funds, food, or a place to live, things were rough.
“There is no place for homeless people to live in Port Jervis, and because we have young children living with us, we could not have them here,” the father said. “I connected them with HONOR in Middletown, which helped them for a while, and then they went to the Super 8. We even paid for part of that hotel stay and food. We tried to do everything we could to help them, even having them live with other family members. We’re doing everything we can to help now. We just don’t know where Brittany is.”
“Believe me, the police have questioned him, and us, at length. We have no idea where she is. I wish we did. We’re good people, and we’ve tried to help both of them. We had urged Brittany to stay in touch with her family, and to check in with parents about her baby every day,” he said. “We wish we knew where she was.”
“We wonder where she is every day and night. It’s very stressful and upsetting. It is not at all like Brittany to stay out of contact with everyone, and not to check on her baby. We feel something has happened to her,” Crystal said. “Is she out there somewhere, or are we going to find a body?”
midhudsonnews.com
Hendershot is a 2019 graduate of Port Jervis High School who recently gave birth to a son. She was described by her mother, Crystal Hendershot, as having had no issues in school, with the law, or with family until meeting her Port Jervis boyfriend about a year ago.
Since that time, she has left two jobs, given birth and abandoned her baby, lived as a homeless person, and missed scheduled court sessions regarding the care of her child. While she has never known her daughter to use drugs, she believes drugs may be part of the situation.
“Brittany’s boyfriend came back to Port Jervis, but without Brittany. A private investigator told us her phone was sold, and has been traced to Kentucky,” Crystal said. Brittany’s phone was her life. She was always on the phone. Since July 7, no one has seen or heard from her at all.”
The investigator, who is helping the family free of charge, informed Crystal and Lee Hendershot that their daughter had picked up a $20 money gram sent by a friend to CVS in Middletown on July 7. That was Brittany’s last known place and date of contact. While she had worked briefly at Sonic in the Town of Wallkill, she stopped showing up for work and a paycheck remains unclaimed.
The boyfriend’s father, contacted by Mid-Hudson News this week, said he and his family are not aware of where Brittany is but also wish for her well-being. He said his family has cooperated fully with police and have done their best to help both Brittany and their son over the past year. Both he and Brittany’s mother affirm that the couple had chosen to be together and on their own. However, without funds, food, or a place to live, things were rough.
“There is no place for homeless people to live in Port Jervis, and because we have young children living with us, we could not have them here,” the father said. “I connected them with HONOR in Middletown, which helped them for a while, and then they went to the Super 8. We even paid for part of that hotel stay and food. We tried to do everything we could to help them, even having them live with other family members. We’re doing everything we can to help now. We just don’t know where Brittany is.”
“Believe me, the police have questioned him, and us, at length. We have no idea where she is. I wish we did. We’re good people, and we’ve tried to help both of them. We had urged Brittany to stay in touch with her family, and to check in with parents about her baby every day,” he said. “We wish we knew where she was.”
“We wonder where she is every day and night. It’s very stressful and upsetting. It is not at all like Brittany to stay out of contact with everyone, and not to check on her baby. We feel something has happened to her,” Crystal said. “Is she out there somewhere, or are we going to find a body?”
Family worried about missing woman - Mid Hudson News
Family worried about missing woman. Brittany Andershot of Port Jervis has not been seen or heard from since June 23.
midhudsonnews.com
