Authorities are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing teenager from Oakland County who may have traveled to West Michigan. Janella Arlene Nicholas, a 17-year-old senior from the Rochester Community Schools' Alternative Center for Education, was last seen after boarding the school bus at around 3 p.m. last Friday. She has not returned home since then, according to Audacy.
Detectives are investigating the possibility that Nicholas got into an older model Jeep Cherokee with an individual whose identity remains unknown, and left the area, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office believes she might be on the west side of the state, and she last seen wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt, stands at 5'5" tall and weighs 135 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes as detailed by the information provided by WZZM13.
After Nicholas did not return from school on Friday, her absence was reported to the authorities by her father, heightening concerns for her well-being. The specific whereabouts in West Michigan are yet to be determined, with the sheriff's department expanding the search and encouraging those who have any knowledge of her location to come forward, as per the reports from WWMT.
Members of the community or anyone who possesses any information pertinent to the case are urged to aid in the effort to locate Nicholas safely, and are encouraged to call the Oakland County Sheriff's Office at 248-858-4950.
