Deputies seek help identifying two seen with runaway 13-year-old in Lake City: CCSO

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help in identifying two people who were seen with a runaway teen at the dollar store at Lake City Plaza.

13-year-old Jilian Melton is a runaway juvenile from Fort White. CCSO alerted the public around 4:30 p.m. to help locate Jilian after she was last seen in the area of f SW Old Wire Rd/SW Scout Gln.

Almost 20 minutes later, the sheriff’s office released an update stating that Jilian is believed ot be in the area of Love’s Truck Stop at US-441S/I-75 in an attempt to leave the state.