An 11-year-old Jacksonville boy was last seen walking near Wilson Street and Moncrief Road around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, and police are now asking the public for help bringing him home. Ryan White stands 4 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 120 pounds, with brown eyes and black dreadlocks, and was last wearing a dark blue polo shirt and khaki pants described as a school uniform.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office confirmed the search in a post from its official X account, @jsopio, writing that it wants to make sure Ryan is safe given his age, according to X @jsopio
. The agency's account is not monitored around the clock, so anyone with an emergency is urged to call or text 911 rather than wait for a reply on social media.
As reported by News4JAX, Ryan was last seen around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday on Wilson Street near Moncrief Road. The outlet reports that Ryan is familiar with JTA transportation and has run away previously, details investigators are weighing as they search for him.
Description and What to Do if You See Him
According to Action News Jax, Ryan is 4 feet, 10 inches tall and 120 pounds, with brown eyes and black dreadlocks. Anyone who sees him or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500, per the same report from Action News Jax. JSO is also asking the public to share its post about Ryan in hopes of getting the information in front of anyone who may have spotted him.
A Pattern of Disappearances From the Same Area
This is not the first time a child has gone missing from the Moncrief Road corridor. In a separate case, an 11-year-old boy was last seen on Moncrief Road near 35th Street West around 2:40 p.m. on a Friday in September, shortly after being dropped off by his school bus, before he was found safe later that night, per News4JAX. That outlet reported the boy was located safe at 10:50 p.m., while Hoodline's coverage of that same case reported JSO confirmed he had been located safe at 10:58 p.m.; the two accounts give slightly different recovery times.
Hoodline also previously reported that in December 2025, when Ryan was 10, he was reported missing from Wilson Street around 1:30 p.m. before being located safe by police later that same afternoon.
Runaways Make Up Most Missing-Child Cases
Nationally, the circumstances JSO cited in Ryan's case — familiarity with public transit and a history of running away — are common among missing-child reports. Hoodline has reported that 92% of the 32,167 missing-child cases the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children assisted with in 2025 involved runaway juveniles, with an overall recovery rate of 90%. That context does not resolve what happened to Ryan, but it underscores why investigators are moving quickly to track him down.
As of this report, there is no confirmed update on whether Ryan has been located. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact JSO at the number above.
