Police: Missing Eaton teen found alive in Florida

UPDATE@11:30 a.m. (Jan. 13)

The teen was found in Panama City, Florida, Friday morning, said Chief Chad Depew of the Eaton Police Department. Jami Hounshell was found alive and well around 8:30 a.m., the chief said, adding that her parents are flying down the Florida to get her.

UPDATE @ 3:55 p.m. (Jan. 12)

An endangered missing alert is still in effect for 16-year-old Jami Hounshell of Eaton. She was last seen Jan. 8, police said.

FIRST REPORT

The Eaton Police Division has issued an endangered missing alert for a 16-year-old girl who may be suicidal.

The alert is for Jami Hounshell, a student at the county alternative school, who was last seen at her home on Jan. 8, police Sgt. Steve Hurd said. She left a note, which was found at the house, and the family's Chrysler Town & Country minivan (Ohio license tag GOY 6855) was taken, he said.

Jami is 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 140 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. She has a tattoo of an outline of a heart on her upper left arm that reads "lil sister." She also answers to the name "Alex."

Jami is believed to be in the company of Dalton Knisley, 19.

Hurd said police have alerted law enforcement agencies in Washington state, where Knisley has relatives, and law enforcement in Florida, where Jami has connections.