North Carolina
Amber Alert issued for missing 16-year-old girl in North Carolina
STANLY COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) – Authorities in North Carolina are searching for a missing 16-year-old girl who was last seen Thursday morning at a Stanly County school.
According to the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office, Stephanie Michele Morton was last seen around 7:30 a.m. on May 11 at South Stanly High School.
An Amber Alert was issued for Morton.
She was seen leaving with a man, believed to be 30-year-old Duane Howard Bartlett, in a red passenger car, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Officials say Morton is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs approximately 175 pounds. She has red hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information about Morton’s location should call the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office at 704-985-0656.
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