June 8, 2026
TBI issues Endangered Child Alert for missing teen with special needs from Shelby County
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a 15-year-old boy missing from Shelby County.
TBI said it is seeking the public help in finding Jaquar Butler.
The teen boy was last Monday near Stage Road and Bartlett Boulevard in Bartlett. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a red hoodie, black shirt, black pants and dark-colored shoes with a red backpack on, the TBI said.
TBI also said Jaquar is “nonverbal” and might be unable to return home without assistance.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
