One of two missing New Port Richey teenagers has been found safe, but the other remains missing as deputies continue their search. Devon Phillips, 16, was located safe, while Pasco Sheriff’s Office deputies are still looking for 16-year-old Jabrel Hill-El.
The update came Saturday night, October 10, at 11:14 p.m. in a post from Pasco Sheriff
, which read simply: “Update: Phillips was found and is safe. PSO deputies continue to search for Hill-El.” The brief message followed an earlier alert asking the public for help locating both teens, who had been reported missing or as runaways.
According to news.pascosheriff.com, Phillips and Hill-El were last seen together around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, October 9, in the Landsdowne Lane area of New Port Richey. Both were described as 16 years old at the time deputies began their search.
Descriptions Released Before Phillips Was Found
Phillips was described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and around 155 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, the sheriff’s office reported. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, pink shorts and black slides.
Hill-El, meanwhile, was described as 6 feet 4 inches tall and around 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The same report noted he was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and black sweatpants. Those details remain the most current description available as the search for him continues.
How to Help Find Hill-El
The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information about Hill-El’s whereabouts to call its non-emergency line at 727-847-8102, option 7. Tips can also be submitted online at PascoSheriff.com/tips, the same report states.
No further details on the circumstances surrounding Phillips’s safe recovery, or on Hill-El’s current location, have been released.
