Police: Runaway Found in North Augusta

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities with the Lexington Police Department say they have located Sarah Barnes.

Barnes, 16, was found safe this morning in North Augusta after she was reported missing and believed to have been in the company of a 19-year-old Aaron Johnson.

ABC Columbia’s Kimberlei Davis contributed to the update of this report.

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LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO)- The Lexington Police Department is seeking the public’s help locating a missing 16-year-old runaway believed to be in the company of a 19-year-old man.

Sarah Danielle Barnes was reported as a runaway  by her family on December 17, 2016. She was last seen at her residence on that night, Police said.

Barnes is 5 foot tall and 100 pounds with blonde hair and hazel eyes.

Police said she is believed to be in the company of  Aaron Nathaniel Johnson from Trenton, SC in Edgefield County.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Barnes you’re asked to contact the Lexington Police Department at 803-359- 6260, their local law enforcement agency or Crimestoppers at 1-888- CRIME-SC.

The public can also text or email tips to Crimestoppers at www.midlandscrimestoppers.com/. Tips that lead to the arrest of suspects, as well as the recovery of stolen property and drugs are eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000, which are paid to tipsters on an anonymous basis.