Maryland police are searching for four teens that went missing from a roller skating rink.
The teenagers were last seen on Saturday, October 14, at the Skate Zone located at 1082 Crain Highway in Crofton, a town about 24 miles south of Baltimore, the Anne Arundel County Police Department wrote in a Facebook post on Monday. Police have widened their investigation to Baltimore, where the group may have traveled.
The missing teenagers are 13-year-old Braden "Kai" Heagy, 15-year-old Aiden Jones, 16-year-old Avery Pearson, and 13-year-old Fuzeah Alquthami.
Police said the teens left the skating rink voluntarily and have not been seen since. One of the mothers posted a Facebook message in which she said she believed her son had run away and pleaded for him to return.
Initially, five teenagers had been reported missing.
Benjamin Bundy, 17, who had also been reported missing, was found in Howard County, an affluent area that includes parts of western Baltimore and surrounding rural areas.
On Tuesday, Anne Arundel County police announced that he had been discovered in a post that read: "Update: Benjamin Bundy has been located safe. Detectives are seeking information on the whereabouts of the five juveniles on this flier."
The circumstances of his disappearance and discovery remain unclear. Newsweek has contacted the Anne Arundel County Police Department via email.
According to police, Braden Heagy was last seen wearing a maroon hoodie, ripped jeans, and blue Crocs with multi-colored Jibbitz, which are decorations that are placed into the holes of Croc shoes.
Jones was last seen wearing a black hoodie with an "FTW" graphic and red-and-black pyjama pants. Pearson was wearing a white Nike baseball cap, pink or white short-sleeve top, black yoga pants, a red-and-black zip-up sweater, and multi-colored Nike Air Force One's. Alquthami wore a short-sleeved burgundy top and dark green pants.
Heagy's mother, Padi Boyd, a NASA astrophysicist, posted a public message on Facebook in which she said that her son had run away.
"This year has been downright awful for my family, especially my younger son who has been struggling mightily with depression and substance use. Short version: On Saturday afternoon he ran away with a group during an outing. It's been 48 hours now so he is considered a critical missing juvenile. We are worried sick and desperately searching so we can bring him home and know he's safe. None of the kids have been heard from. Kai, if you see this, I love you, I miss you, we all do, please come home!" she wrote.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the teens is asked to contact the Anne Arundel County Police Missing Persons Unit at 410-222-4731.
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