Missing northern California teen found in Utah 2 years later

A teen from California was discovered secure in Utah greater than two years after he was reported lacking.

The Summit County Sheriff’s Workplace recognized the lacking teen as Connerjack Oswalt, 19. He was first reported lacking in September 2019 to the Clearlake Police Division in Northern California.

On the time, Oswalt was 16 years outdated. He was recognized with autism in 2014. His household had been trying to find him ever since he went lacking, handing out fliers, scanning social media and desperately chasing down fruitless leads. They even moved again to the city of his start, Idaho Falls, hoping he would finally make it again there.

Not too long ago, Park Metropolis, Utah, residents reported recognizing a person pushing a procuring cart round city. Native deputies had encountered Oswalt a number of occasions, however mentioned he was by no means aggressive towards legislation enforcement nor did he commit any crimes.

Final week, deputies have been dispatched to stories of Oswalt sleeping exterior a retailer in Summit County. Authorities discovered him chilly and shivering on the time. He appeared to have been residing on the streets there for about two weeks.

Oswalt reportedly didn’t inform officers his title, so a finger scan was administered to determine him. The scan produced outcomes of a warrant out of Nevada. Authorities say they have been suspicious that there was extra to the story, so that they continued investigating.

After inserting Oswalt inside a patrol automotive to heat up, officers searched the Nationwide Middle for Lacking and Exploited Kids database the place they found a list for Oswalt.

There have been discrepancies within the title’s spelling, so authorities reached out to the Oswalt household for affirmation.

Oswalt’s household drove from Idaho Falls to Summitt County to substantiate his identification.

Social employees educated about autism took over Oswalt’s care after the reunion along with his household, mentioned Summit County Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Wright. His household is hoping to deliver him again residence quickly.

“We didn’t deal with him as a felony. We handled as anyone that has one thing deeper that we would have liked to dig into,” Sheriff Justin Martinez mentioned. “That instinct is what actually reunited this household.”

The Related Presss contributed to this report.