FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3:10 p.m. Update -- Brayden Jessen has been located at Walmart at 3315 S. Campbell. He is not injured.
10:15 a.m. -- The Springfield Police Department is investigating a report of a missing and endangered juvenile and is asking for the public’s assistance. Brayden Jessen, 12, left Great Circle at 1212 W. Lombard at approximately 8:15 a.m. today and was last seen running westbound on Lombard.
Jessen has autism, is low-functioning and has the potential to harm himself. He is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs approximately 140 pounds and has dark brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a red t-shirt, brown pants with zippers on the sides and gray shoes.
Anyone with information regarding Jessen’s whereabouts is asked to call 911.
Photo of Brayden Jessen
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Case number: 18-14947
Media Contact: Lisa Cox, Public Affairs Officer
417-864-1786
Release authorized by: Lt. Tony Vienhage