Update 2:55pm:
One of the young Phelps County boys reported missing has been found alive, and authorities are still looking for the other.
11-year-old Xavier Baylor has been found alive and is talking to detectives. Still missing is 13-year-old Johnathan L. Shay, who is autistic. He is described as a white male, five feet and two inches tall, weighing about 100 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt, dark blue shorts, and black tennis shoes.
Anyone with information on them is asked to call the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department at (573) 308-1213.
Original story:
Authorities in central Missouri’s Phelps County are looking for two missing boys who are believed to have walked away from their home in the county.
13-year-old Johnathan L. Shay is described an autistic white male, five feet and two inches tall, weighing about 100 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt, dark blue shorts, and black tennis shoes.
11-year-old Xavier Baylor is a white male, four feet and seven inches tall, weighing about 90 pounds, with light brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a red shirt, gray shorts, and red shoes.
Anyone with information on them is asked to call the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department at (573) 308-1213.
