HUNTER BARNES-17 yo-(2012)-Marysville,TN

William Blount High School student missing

06/19/2012

Hunter Barnes, a rising senior at William Blount High School,
has been missing since Wednesday, June 13.

According to his mother, Karen Click (who is
married to Billy Click) of Morganton Road, Maryville, Barnes was last seen at the Fairview Branch of
Alcoa Tenn Federal Credit Union near Foothills Mall.

He was described at being 5 feet,
9 inches, tall and weighing 150 pounds with dark hair.

He was driving a 2001 white, four-door
Mazda Protege. Barnes was employed at Kroger on Watkins Road in Maryville.

His
father is Dale Barnes of French Street, Maryville.

His mother said a missing person report
has been filed with Blount County Sheriff’s Office. She added that her son has never gone missing
before.

Anyone with information can call the Blount County police crime prevention hotline
at 865-277-5200.
http://www.thedailytimes.com/Breaking_News/story/William-Blount-High-School-student-missing-id-024855

William Blount student still missing

06/25/2012
After almost two weeks, a rising senior at William Blount High School is still missing.
Hunter D. Barnes has been missing since June 13. The 5-foot-9-inch student has dark hair and weighs 150 pounds.
Barnes was last seen at the Fairview Branch of Alcoa Tenn. Federal
Credit Union near Foothills Mall, according to his mother, Karen Click
of Morganton Road, Maryville. He was driving a 2001 white, four-door
Mazda Protege.
The family has filed a missing person report with
the Blount County Sheriff’s Office where the case is still open, said
Blount County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Marian O’Briant.
Anyone
who has seen Barnes or has information about his whereabouts can call
the Criminal Investigation Division during normal business hours at
865-273-5001, leave a message on the Sheriff’s Office’s 24-hour crime
hotline at 865-273-5200, or submit information via its Text-a-Tip
service available at http://www.bcso.com .
Click
last saw her son at 7:30 a.m. June 13, according to the report. Barnes
did not show up for his shift June 13 at the Maryville Kroger.
Barnes also withdrew $1,800 from his bank account, the report said.
On
June 19, Click told The Daily Times that her son has never gone missing
before the incident. His father is Dale Barnes of French Street,
Maryville.
Click wasn’t available for comment on Monday.
http://www.thedailytimes.com/Local_News/story/William-Blount-student-still-missing-id-025079

07/14/2012
FAMILY AND FRIENDS SELL T-SHIRTS FOR MISSING TEEN HUNTER BARNES


MARYVILLE
(WATE) - Family and friends began selling t-shirts Saturday to help in
the search efforts for a missing Blount County teen.

17-year-old Hunter Barnes of Maryville hasn't
been seen or heard from since June. He was last seen withdrawing $1800
dollars from Alcoa Tennessee Federal Credit Union.

On Saturday, family and friends began selling
t-shirts for Hunter at the Walgreen's on Highway 411. There's already a
$2,000 reward for information leading to his whereabouts.

They're hoping additional money raised by selling the shirts may get someone to come forward with info.

"He's backwards, he's shy," said Sue
Helterbrand, a friend of the Barnes family. "He talked to his family
everyday. I don't believe he's a runaway. He's local still. We are
praying he's local still, and he needs to come home."

The group raised close to $500 Saturday and
a prayer walk is scheduled for July 21. The walk will take place at
Maryville High School at 2 p.m.

Hunter was last seen driving a 2000 white Mazda Protégé with tag number C37-08Y.

The teen has brown hair, and blue eyes, stands 5'9" in height and weighs 150 lbs.

If you have any information in this case, call the Blount County Sheriff's Office at (865) 273-5200.
http://www.wate.com/story/19027349/search-continues-for-missing-teen-hunter-barnes

Maryville teen Hunter Barnes found safe in California

08/01/2012

MARYVILLE
(WATE) - Police found Maryville teen Hunter Barnes in Santa Monica,
California Wednesday after about a two-month search.

Barnes, 17, a William Blount High School student, is unharmed, according to the Blount County Sheriff's Office.

His family said they don't know why he went to California and they're working to fly him back home.


Barnes went missing
on June 14 after he was seen withdrawing money from his bank's ATM. His
car, a 2001 white, four-door Mazda Protege, also disappeared.

His family said his cell phone was turned off and few of his belongings were missing.

Family and friends sold T-shirts for Barnes to help fund search efforts. They also held a prayer walk in July.

Barnes' sister, Cheyenne Dale Barnes, posted on
Facebook Wednesday, "This is from me and all my family. THANK YOU
EVERYONE for all that you have done for my family. Thank you for the
prayers because all of our prayers came true. God is amazing! Our family
can't express how much it means to us to have all this support and all
the prayers. Thank you to those who set up the walk and those that came.
Thank you for all who bought a shirt. THANK YOU THANK YOU!"
http://www.wate.com/story/19169756/maryville-teen-hunter-barnes-found-safe-in-california