Amber Alert issued across Virginia for missing Richmond 15-year-old
Virginia State Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing teenage girl last seen near Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday night.
Henrico County police said 15-year-old Ronique Channel Poteat was abducted by a family member identified as 23-year-old Tyrell Ashley Davenport.
Police said they were called to the 400 block of Newbridge Terrace in the Highland Springs area at 11:10 p.m. for a domestic dispute. Poteat was seen leaving an apartment with her half-brother, Davenport, and driving away in a black 2006 Honda Accord with dark tinted windows.
Police said the Accord was found early Thursday morning.
Poteat is described by police as a Black female, who is 5-foot-4 and weighing 115 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink Nike t-shirt with a white swoosh, red boxers, a black bonnet and Michael Kors glasses.
Davenport is described by police as a 6 foot Black male, weighing 145 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark blue zip-up hoodie, dark blue jeans and black Timberland boots.
Police ask anyone with any information on the girl’s whereabout to call the Henrico County Police Department at 804-501-5000 or visit the Virginia State Police website.