PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — An 18-year-old in Philadelphia has been found after he was reported missing by his family earlier this week.
According to his grandmother, Jahmez Cartwright was found in California, and there is an ongoing investigation into his disappearance.
His family said they learned through the school community that Cartwright had been communicating with a man on the video game platform Roblox.
The teen’s phone reportedly pinged in San Diego, California, on Tuesday.
The family says Cartwright has an intellectual disability and is vulnerable to manipulation.
In a statement on Friday, his mother thanked law enforcement, The Black and Missing Foundation, and members of the community, for rallying around her and the family during the search for Jahmez.
Further details on the circumstances surrounding this incident have not been released.
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