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Feb 22, 2026
Feb 22, 2026
Jahlaya
Gibson
15
15
Black / African American
Female
In December of 2025, concern grew for a 14-year-old girl from the east side of Columbus, Ohio, named Jahlaya Gibson after she was reported missing. She was last seen in the vicinity of Vineshire Lane and Vineshire Drive. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as being 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. When she went missing, she was reportedly wearing light brown leggings, a light brown zip-up hooded sweatshirt, a black outer jacket, and black teddy bear house slippers. She was also carrying a black backpack. The Columbus Police Department issued an alert and asked for the public's help in locating her. The case garnered significant attention from the community and local media outlets as they shared her description and the circumstances of her disappearance. The Columbus Police Department later announced that the missing person case involving Jahlaya Gibson had been "resolved." This update confirmed that she had been found. While the alert was canceled, authorities did not release specific details about where she was found or the circumstances surrounding the time she was missing. The brevity of the announcement left many questions unanswered, but for the community that had shared in the concern for her well-being, the news that she was no longer considered missing brought a sense of relief. The case was officially updated to reflect that it was closed. In a separate and more recent case from April of 2026, a 15-year-old also named Jahlaya Gibson was reported missing from Trotwood, a city near Dayton, Ohio. At the time she went missing, she was described as being 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 125 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in Trotwood, and at the time the alert was issued, no further information regarding the specifics of her disappearance was available. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is the point of contact for any information regarding this ongoing case. This case represents a distinct and concerning situation involving a young individual, and the lack of available details underscores the urgency and difficulty in the initial stages of a missing persons investigation.
Jan 14, 2026
COLUMBUS
Ohio
05/24/2026
