HAILIE SANDERS - 17 yo - Ashtabula OH

Name: Hailie Sanders


Date of Birth: 07/07/1992
Date Missing: 01/05/2010
Age at time of disappearance: 17
City Missing From: Ashtabula
State Missing From: Ohio
Gender: Female
Race: White
Height: 5ft 10in
Weight: 116lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Complexion: Fair

Identifying Characteristics: Wears glasses, has left nose piercing and several ear piercings

Clothing: Was last seen wearing a white and black plaid coat and red, black and white Southpole shoes

Circumstances
of Disappearance: Hailie was last seen at the school she attends before
school started. She never made it to class. She may be with a young
adult male.

Investigative Agency: Ashtabula Police Department
Agency Phone: (440) 992-7172

ASHTABULA — A 17-year-old
girl, who her family reported missing after she went to school Jan. 5
but never made it to class, was found Friday at the home of her
21-year-old boyfriend and his family, police said.
At about 2 p.m. Friday, four Ashtabula city police officers arrived at the
home of Christopher Brooks, 4012 Tod Ave., Ashtabula, according to police reports.
“We spoke to Christopher Brooks, the
boyfriend … he came to the door,” said detective Sgt. Joseph Cellitti.
“We explained the serious nature of the incident, and after 15 minutes,
he said she was inside.”
Hailie Sanders then put on her shoes and walked out of the Brooks’ home,
Cellitti said. She was unharmed, Cellitti said.
“Her family was elated that we located her,” he said.
Hailie attends Lakeside High School.
Police transported her to the Youth Development Center, where she will remain until Tuesday.
“We are just thankful she’s safe,” said Hailie’s stepmother, Crystal Sanders. “We are so happy they found her.”
Brooks was arrested on two outstanding
warrants dating back to when he was a juvenile, and he was transported
to the city jail, Cellitti said. He also was charged with contributing
to the delinquency of a minor, Cellitti said.
Brooks will be arraigned Tuesday in Municipal Court.
Hailie was reported missing last week by
her father and stepmother, who started circulating e-mails Wednesday
with Hailie’s photograph, in the hope that someone would recognize her.
Once her photo and the story were printed in Thursday’s Star Beacon,
the case really got moving, and tips started coming into the police
department about her whereabouts, her family said.