Nov 04, 2024
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Forrest City, Arkansas, couple is pleading for help finding their 14-year-old son, who was last seen going into a wooded area off Saint Francis County Road 409 at around 1 a.m. Sunday. Gill and Jennifer Brazeale said their son Tripp was being chased by St. Francis County deputies along 409 when his four-wheeler died. They said he climbed over a fence and ran into the woods. Tripp Brazeale,14. Courtesy: Forrest City Fire Department "He was on county road on a four-wheeler riding. They shouldn't have been messing with him at all, but that is just Arkansas state law. You can't ride an ATV on the road," said Gill Brazeale. Jennifer said her son called her on his cell phone, and she drove to 409 to pick him up. She said when she got there, deputies were still on the scene, but Tripp was nowhere in sight. "When he jumped over a barbed-wired fence, his boot and hat fell off. I think he waited it out and walked back over to where he thought his four-wheeler was, and it wasn't there, so he kept walking through the woods," said Jennifer. She said deputies had already seized the ATV. The couple said they found Tripp's other boot and hoodie containing his cell phone and wallet about a quarter of a mile away near Crowley's Ridge and have been looking for him ever since. "We got 15-20 game wardens out here, we've got state troopers out here," said Gill. "We've got a search party of 200 people, and I've been out here since two o'clock Sunday morning." Courtesy: Forrest City Fire Department Tripp's dad said his son knows his way around the woods and has survival skills, but he just wants to know that he is safe. "If he's fine, I need to know that he's alive. If he's alive, he can deal with his own problems until I get my head wrapped around it," Gill said. "His mom doesn't deserve this, and the people looking for him don't deserve this." If you have seen Tripp, contact the St. Francis Sheriff's Office at 870-633-2611 or Arkansas State Police at 870-633-1454.
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