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Smithfield police said a missing 15-year-old girl is likely with a man who is wanted on a felony charge.
Isabella Leigh Matthews was last seen on Dec. 16 at 3:30 p.m. at her home on Kay Drive in Smithfield.
Matthews is believed to be with 23-year-old Andrew Nicholas Jackson, who is wanted for felonious restraint from a previous incident.
Matthews and Jackson are believed to be in an unknown style van that has been possibly spray painted.
She stands 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 115 pounds.
Matthews has blonde hair and brown eyes.
Smithfield police said she also has a tattoo of a broken heart on her left forearm.
If you have any information, please call 911 or contact Detective Ronald Johnson at 919-934-2121.
Missing Smithfield teen girl likely with man wanted on felony charge, police say | CBS 17
Police have been trying to track down Isabella Matthews and 23-year-old Andrew Jackson, the man she's believed to be with.
"I just want her home safe. I'm so scared he's going to hurt her," said her mother Meagan Matthews.
Police said they're "very concerned about [Isabella Matthews'] welfare." They attributed their concern to Jackson's criminal history, her age and how long she's been gone.
"I'm terrified for her safety. I really do not think she's been gone on her own volition," said Meagan Matthews. "I feel like she may have left willingly but not with the intention of staying gone."
"The man that she is with is very dangerous," said added.
"They told me the reason they couldn't do an Amber Alert was because she orginally left on her own," said Meagan Matthews, asserting that her daughter is a minor in danger and needs to be found.
Smithfield police said Jackson is wanted for felonious restraint from a previous situation. That's when someone unlawfully keeps someone else, without that person's consent or the consent of their parent or guardian, if underage.
"I ended up setting off the tip that got him arrested in August of this past year and I didn't think they'd let him out," said Meagan Matthews. "So I took my kids and I moved, and when he got out of jail, I ended up calling the police because I found out he was coming out to see my daughter."
Meagan Matthews said she and Jackson were previously in a relationship.
"He'd gotten really violent with me. He threatened my life and told me if I tried to leave, he'd kill me," she said.
"I love her and I miss her and I want her to come home," said Meagan Matthews.
'I just want her home.' Smithfield mother pleads for missing daughter's safe return :: WRAL.com
Isabella Leigh Matthews was last seen on Dec. 16 at 3:30 p.m. at her home on Kay Drive in Smithfield.
Matthews is believed to be with 23-year-old Andrew Nicholas Jackson, who is wanted for felonious restraint from a previous incident.
Matthews and Jackson are believed to be in an unknown style van that has been possibly spray painted.
She stands 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 115 pounds.
Matthews has blonde hair and brown eyes.
Smithfield police said she also has a tattoo of a broken heart on her left forearm.
If you have any information, please call 911 or contact Detective Ronald Johnson at 919-934-2121.
Missing Smithfield teen girl likely with man wanted on felony charge, police say | CBS 17
Police have been trying to track down Isabella Matthews and 23-year-old Andrew Jackson, the man she's believed to be with.
"I just want her home safe. I'm so scared he's going to hurt her," said her mother Meagan Matthews.
Police said they're "very concerned about [Isabella Matthews'] welfare." They attributed their concern to Jackson's criminal history, her age and how long she's been gone.
"I'm terrified for her safety. I really do not think she's been gone on her own volition," said Meagan Matthews. "I feel like she may have left willingly but not with the intention of staying gone."
"The man that she is with is very dangerous," said added.
"They told me the reason they couldn't do an Amber Alert was because she orginally left on her own," said Meagan Matthews, asserting that her daughter is a minor in danger and needs to be found.
Smithfield police said Jackson is wanted for felonious restraint from a previous situation. That's when someone unlawfully keeps someone else, without that person's consent or the consent of their parent or guardian, if underage.
"I ended up setting off the tip that got him arrested in August of this past year and I didn't think they'd let him out," said Meagan Matthews. "So I took my kids and I moved, and when he got out of jail, I ended up calling the police because I found out he was coming out to see my daughter."
"He'd gotten really violent with me. He threatened my life and told me if I tried to leave, he'd kill me," she said.
"I love her and I miss her and I want her to come home," said Meagan Matthews.
'I just want her home.' Smithfield mother pleads for missing daughter's safe return :: WRAL.com
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