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UPDATE: The Southampton County Sheriff’s Office reported Saturday afternoon, Nov. 9, that Lolethia Jones was located and is safe.

Lolethia Jones was reported missing to the Southampton County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Nov. 7, and was last seen by family members on Saturday, Nov. 2, in the 700 block of Cameron Street in the city of Franklin, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

The release noted that Jones is known to frequent the Suffolk, Chesapeake and Portsmouth areas of Hampton Roads and is known to drive a 2004 Mercedes LS430 bearing a North Carolina registration. 

SCSO officials stated that Jones is described as a 61-year-old Black female, 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing approximately 290 pounds.

The included photo is an accurate depiction of her recent hairstyle, but the color is now black, officials said.

The release concluded by stating that if anyone has seen Jones or has information on her whereabouts, they are asked to contact Detective Sgt. B.M. Grizzard at 757-653-2100.