Louisiana State Police Issue Level II Endangered and Missing Child Advisory August 12, 2020
Published August 12, 2020
Updated August 12, 2020, 8:53 PM
The missing juvenile has been located safe and one subject is in custody. The advisory has been canceled.
From LSP – The Louisiana State Police has issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory on behalf of the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office for Jordan Prether. On August 12, 2020, Prether was reported missing. Prether is a 17-year-old white female with short red or auburn hair, stands 5’3” tall and weighs approximately 145 pounds.
On August 11, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Prether was last seen at her residence on Savage Forks Road in Leesville.
Mark Owen is wanted for questioning in her disappearance. Owen is a 35-year-old white male with brown hair, blue eyes, stands 6’2” tall and weighs approximately 185 pounds. Owen is possibly driving a 2009 Jeep Patriot Sport, bearing Tennessee license plate 503VRR. Owen and Prether are believed to be traveling to Tennessee.
Anyone with any information regarding the whereabouts of Jordan Prether or Mark Owen should immediately contact the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office at 337-238-1311.
Contact Information:
S/T Casey Wallace
Louisiana State Police
Public Affairs Section
Office: (318) 239-0912
[email protected]
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