16-year-old Charity Cooks was located by Mississippi Highway Patrol in Adams County, Mississippi and was placed into the Assumption Parish Youth Detention Center on Tuesday, February 16. Cooks ran away from her Prairieville residence on Thursday, February 4.

Original Press Release:

Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office is actively seeking the whereabouts of 16-year-old Charity Cook who ran away from her Prairieville residence on Thursday, February 4, according to Lt. Col. Bobby Webre. She was last seen wearing a turquoise sweatshirt and black pants. She is 5’4”, 125 pounds with brown eyes and short curly black hair.

No foul play is expected and her current whereabouts are unknown.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Charity Cook is urged to contact the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office at 235-621-4636 or by texting 847411 to our anonymous tip line from any cellular device or Crime Stoppers at 225-344-STOP (7867). To be eligible for a cash reward, you must contact Crime Stoppers immediately.