Amber Alert: Missing Mitchell County Teen Neveah Patton

An Amber Alert has been issued for Neveah (also reported as Nevaeh) Hope Patton after she was last seen around 10 p.m. Saturday on Harrell Road/Harrell Hill Road near N.C. 226, about seven miles west of Bakersville in Mitchell County, North Carolina. The Amber Alert lists her as 15; the sheriff’s office initially listed her as 14. Officials say she may have left in a vehicle, though no information about an abductor or the vehicle has been released. Patton is described as a white female about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 140 pounds with blonde hair with pink and red highlights and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office at (828) 688-9110 or call 911.