RUNAWAY TEEN STILL MISSING FOR OVER A MONTH FROM BEHAVIORAL FACILITY WITH NO MEDICATION, MONEY OR TRANSPORTATION
Breonna Gardner, 17, dismantled her ankle monitor, pulled the fire alarm and exited the doors of a Level 3 behavioral health facility more than a month ago.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It’s been more than a month since 17-year-old Breonna Gardner ran away. She was living at a Level 3 behavioral health facility, called Lake Brook, in Knoxville when she dismantled her court-ordered ankle monitor, pulled the fire alarm and escaped. That was on June 16 at around 10:20 p.m.
At around 10:43 p.m. her mother, Amy Gardner got a text from the Department of Children’s Services saying Breonna had run away and there was no other information available.
Since then, Amy’s been searching.
“As a parent, I’m out searching for her. I’m searching physically, posting online, begging the public to search. I’m going through her social media accounts, finding evidence, turning it over. I’m determined to find her,” Amy said.
In addition, the East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers have Breonna listed as a missing person. There’s a $1,000 reward for information that leads to her location.
Amy said a lot happened that led up to this point.
Breonna first came to the the Gardner family through the foster care system in 2014. She was just 9 years old at the time. On August 11, 2015, the Gardner family officially adopted her.
“It was the most significant day of my life,” Amy said.
