FBI, Rutherford County Deputies Find Missing 13-Year-Old Aubrey Joelle Acree Safe And Alive

UPDATE (11/29):

MOORESBORO, N.C. — The FBI and Rutherford County deputies have located 13-year-old Aubrey Joelle Acree who went missing on Monday, Nov. 26.

Authorities found her safe and alive in Checotah, Oklahoma just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

Troopers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and special agents and task force officers with FBI Oklahoma City Field Office found Aubrey and arrested 23-year-old Jacob Gardea of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Gardea is facing charges from North Carolina for abduction of a child. Additional charges could be pending.

Investigative work by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, the SBI, the U.S. Marshal’s Service, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles led to the exact identity and location of a vehicle of interest. 

Aubrey’s family has been notified. Aubrey is expected to return home soon to her loved ones in North Carolina.

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MOORESBORO, N.C. — Authorities need your help locating a missing 13-year-old from Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Aubrey Joelle Acree’s mother reported her missing on November 26th. She was last seen wearing a white jacket, leopard colored pants and Converse shoes near Harris Henrietta Road.

Investigators say they are also looking for a vehicle of interest in the case.  Deputies released pictures of a white Subaru with a station wagon body style.  The model year of this vehicle is believed to be within the 2005-2008 production years.

The FBI also released posters late Wednesday after announcing they would be assisting in the search.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Acree is asked to call 911 immediately.