Brayan Jesus Hernandez was 17 years old when he was reported missing from Maryville, Tennessee, on January 12, 2016. Public case information described him as a male teenager from Blount County whose disappearance began after he left home on foot and did not return. The publicly available case summary tied to NamUs listed the missing-person case under MP92559 and recorded Maryville as the location connected to his last known contact. At the time he was listed missing, Brayan was described as Hispanic / Latino, with black hair and brown eyes, and the case information gave his height as approximately 68 inches and his weight as about 150 pounds.
The circumstances released publicly were limited, but they described a quiet and troubling disappearance: Brayan left his home on foot, and after that point, he was not reported as returning. There were no public details in the sources reviewed describing a vehicle, a known destination, the clothing he was wearing, or whether he was believed to be traveling with anyone. The case was connected to the Blount County Sheriff's Office, and the available public summary noted that the information had been retrieved from NamUs, a national missing-persons database used to share case details with the public and law enforcement.
Cases like Brayan's often depend on small pieces of information from people who may have seen something ordinary at the time but later realize it was important. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation explains that Tennessee's missing-persons resources are intended to assist local, state, and national efforts to locate missing people, and that missing-person situations can include children who left home on their own, people who were abducted, or individuals who cannot return to safety without help. The agency also emphasizes that there is no waiting period to report someone missing, underscoring the importance of immediate reporting when a person's whereabouts are unknown.
Official records indicate that Brayan Hernandez was found alive, and this is no longer an active missing-person case. The exact date he was located was not available in the online sources reviewed. In overview, Brayan's case began as the disappearance of a 17-year-old boy from Maryville, Tennessee, who reportedly left home on foot on January 12, 2016, and whose publicly released circumstances were brief but serious; the case was documented through missing-person channels and ultimately resolved with Brayan being located alive.
Last Seen: Jan 12, 2016
