JACOB MITCHELL - 15 yo - Atlanta GA

DULUTH, Ga. -- The mother of a 15 year old Gwinnett County boy, who
says he ran away with his 17 year old girlfriend this past Friday, says
he left without the medication he needs to treat depression and is in
medical jeopardy.

The boy is Jacob Mitchell. Jacob's mother, Katricia Mitchell, has posted a Facebook page, Finding Jacob, and is distributing flyers hoping someone will see him and help him get home.

He may be riding in his girlfriend's gold, 1996 Toyota Corolla.

His girlfriend is Samantha Aldana.

Samantha's mother is Norma Aldana, and Ms. Aldana says she tried to
find the two teens Friday night, fell asleep, and when she woke up early
Saturday morning her husband realized the Toyota, which had been there
Friday night, was missing.

Ms. Aldana says her daughter, who works at a McDonald's
restaurant, did not have much cash, and does not believe the two could
have driven very far.

Gwinnett County Police have assigned a detective to the case. Anyone with information should call 770-513-5100.
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/240237/40/Missing-teen-needs-medication

UPDATE 1:10 a.m. Wed., May 2, 2012 -- Katricia Mitchell says her son and
his girlfriend have been found safe. "Jacob and Sam made it to Long
Beach, NY. They are currently with her aunt and uncle. Thank you for all
of your help!!! I will update you once I get him home."

http://www.11alive.com/news/article/240237/40/UPDATE--FOUND-SAFE--Missing-teen-needs-medication

Posters Note: It's NOT funny but I keep singing that Willie song...On the Road Again. Sorry, can't help it. What are these kids running from, or to???

DULUTH, Ga. -- The mother of a 15-year-old runaway
says the boy and his 17-year-old girlfriend turned up safe in New York,
then ran away again.

Katricia Mitchell says her son, Jacob Mitchell, and
the girlfriend, Samantha Aldana, ran away Friday. They made it all the
way to a relative's house near Long Island.

"Jacob and Sam made it to Long Beach, NY. They are
currently with her aunt and uncle. Thank you for all of your help!!! I
will update you once I get him home," Katricia Mitchell wrote to 11Alive
News early Wednesday morning.

However, Katricia Mitchell contacted 11Alive again
Wednesday afternoon to say that the teens ran away from the aunt and
uncle's house at around noon and hit the road again.

"Jacob has hit a downward spiral," she said in an email.

Katricia Mitchell originally said Jacob left without
the medication he needs to treat depression and was in medical jeopardy.
She began a Facebook page, Finding Jacob, and distributed flyers hoping someone would see him and help him get home.
Samantha's mother, Norma Aldana, said she believed the
teens took the Aldanas' gold 1996 Toyota Corolla when they left home.
Normal Aldana said she fell asleep Friday, and when she woke up early
Saturday morning, her husband realized the Toyota, which had been there
Friday night, was missing.

Norma Aldana said her daughter, who works at
McDonald's, did not have much cash, and she did not believe the teens
could make it very far.
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/240237/3/Missing-Gwinnett-teen-girlfriend-found-safe-in-New-York-run-away-again

Two Gwinnett teens who ran away a week ago have been found and will soon return home to Georgia.


Our colleague Joseph Kellard at Long Beach Patch
reports Long Beach, NY, Police have located 15-year-old Jacob Mitchell
and 17-year-old Samantha Aldana of Duluth. "They have been located,"
said Patti Salerno, public information officer for the Long Beach Police
Department in an email to Long Beach Patch. "They are safe, and we are
working on getting them back to Georgia."


Mitchell's mother Katricia said her son is now in a hospital in New York. Jacob suffers from depression
and has been without his medication. "I am relieved but still scared
and worried about the road ahead," said Katricia Mitchell. His mother
tearfully told Lawrenceville Patch
she was scared that she would get news that they did not find him
alive. She said she still cannot believe that this ordeal is over. "When
I actually see him and put my arms around him, then I will know it's
real."


Jacob Mitchell and his girlfriend Samantha Aldana were last seen
April 27. Aldana's mother said the two made off with her 1996 Toyota
Camry. The teens drove to New York were they ended up at Aldana's aunt
and uncle's house in Long Beach, NY. But just hours later, they ran off again.


Katricia Mitchell said her son was very protective, and felt his girlfriend Aldana could not go off on her own.


During the search, the Mitchell family and friends created a Facebook page called "Finding Jacob."
Katricia Mitchell says the kind words and support helped her through
this rough time. "It brings me to my knees. I thank God for all these
people who don't know me, my son or Sam," Jacob's mother told
Lawrenceville Patch. "It restores my faith in humanity."
http://suwanee.patch.com/articles/missing-gwinnett-teens-found-in-new-york-d218806b