SARASOTA, FLA. — It’s been nine years since 14-year-old Jabez Spann was last seen in Sarasota and police detectives are asking the public for help.
Spann went missing on Sept. 4, 2017, nearly a year and a half before his skeletal remains were found on Feb. 19, 2019.
The Sarasota Police Department believes the teenager may have witnessed a murder before his disappearance.
According to the SPD, a witness named Reginald Parker witnessed a murder on Aug. 28, 2017, and said he saw Spann at the scene.
If you have information about Jabez's disappearance or death, please call Crime Stoppers of Sarasota at 941-366-TIPS (8477) or Sarasota Police Department at 941-263-6067.
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