Deputies are asking for the public’s help to identify a nonverbal teenager who was found wandering alone in a Lehigh Acres neighborhood Wednesday morning.
The teen, believed to be between 13 and 16 years old, was discovered on foot in the 4600 block of Southwest 24th Street, deputies said.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the teen is a male, approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing between 150 and 160 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes and was wearing a shirt with the name “Elicide Jean Baptiste” on it.
Deputies are working to locate the teen’s family and are urging anyone who recognizes him or has information to call the sheriff’s office at (239)477-1000.
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