Montgomery County police are asking the public to help locate 16-year-old Skyler Jones-Gist, who was last seen Tuesday evening in the 9900 block of Medical Center Drive. Police say she was wearing a short-sleeve black compression shirt and black sweatpants.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police
– Special Victims Investigations Division issued the appeal and said Jones-Gist was last seen at approximately 6:30 p.m. Police describe her as 5 feet 9 inches tall and 170 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair styled in medium-length locs.
Anyone with information about Jones-Gist's whereabouts is asked to call the department's non-emergency line at (301) 279-8000, which police say operates 24 hours a day. The department says its social media account is not monitored around the clock and asks people to report information by phone rather than through posts on X.
A Pattern of Recent Appeals for Missing Teens
Jones-Gist's case is the latest in a string of similar public appeals from the same Special Victims Investigations Division in recent months. The unit also sought help locating Yesly Reyes Hernandez, a 16-year-old from Wheaton, in a separate post on X, and in September asked for assistance finding Kaori Jaidael Riley, a missing 17-year-old. Another appeal sought the public's help locating Adrian Lopez-Doria, a missing 15-year-old, out of Gaithersburg.
Reporting a Missing Child
Families do not need to wait before reporting a missing child: Montgomery County Police says there is no time limit for reporting one and that the supposed 24-hour waiting rule does not apply. A separate Gaithersburg case offers an example of a later update: a Montgomery County Police appeal dated April 18, 2025, sought help locating 17-year-old Tanease Callands. Montgomery County, Maryland, later reported that she had been located safe and unharmed.
No additional details about the circumstances of Jones-Gist's disappearance have been released. Montgomery County police continue to ask residents with any information to come forward through the non-emergency line as the search continues.
