Memphis Task Force Helps Recover a 15-year-old child From Hawaii

News Release from US Marshals Service, Nov 10, 2025

MEMPHIS, TN – A 15-year-old missing child was safely recovered after a tip led to the child being safely found in Hawaii.

On September 1, 2025, the child was reported as a runaway and was last seen wearing a T-shirt and grey sweatpants walking Westbound on Highway 64. Facility staff notified the authorities that the child mentioned being suicidal in the past.

On November 2, 2025, the Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF), received a lead from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The caller gave their tip to NCMEC stating that he employs the child’s father in Hawaii. The caller advised that the father was bringing the missing child to work with him recently and that they have been living in a minivan on the property of a construction site. The owner requested for them leave his property, but they refused to leave.

On November 5, 2025, the Memphis Police Department requested MSTF assistance in recovering the child. Tennessee Bureau of Investigations contacted the tipster who advised that he was planning on removing the father and the child from his property.

On November 6, 2025, members of the Honolulu Police Departments (HPD) responded to the address and recovered the missing child in a garage with other individuals, but the child’s father was not present. The child was taken into custody and is awaiting return to Tennessee.

The juvenile’s father has a lengthy criminal history in both California and Hawaii that include multiple counts of domestic violence, abuse, drugs, battery, and burglary.

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