Chesterfield County deputies are asking the public to help find a juvenile last seen around 8 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2026. The juvenile was last seen wearing white and plaid pajama pants and may have been wearing a hoodie. The Sheriff’s Office says the juvenile may have traveled into neighboring Darlington County.
The Sheriff’s Office has issued a public appeal on Facebook. The information in the appeal does not establish the juvenile’s current whereabouts, the circumstances of the disappearance or the case’s outcome.
What national data can—and cannot—show
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s 2025 impact report says incidents involving children who have run away account for the overwhelming majority of its cases. That national pattern describes NCMEC’s case mix; it does not establish that this juvenile ran away or indicate what happened in this case. NCMEC’s report provides broader context, not a case-specific conclusion.
South Carolina’s AMBER Alert criteria
South Carolina’s AMBER Alert criteria include a law-enforcement belief that a child was abducted and is in immediate danger, exclusion of other possibilities, actionable information, and entry of the child’s name and critical data into the National Crime Information Center, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Those requirements explain the alert process; the absence of an alert by itself does not establish what happened to this juvenile or the juvenile’s level of risk.
