Monday, April 28, 2014

Deputies Search For Missing Immokalee Woman


Update: Baptiste has been located and is safe. 

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a 19-year-old Immokalee woman who has been missing since Sunday.

Detectives said Shellie Baptiste was last seen walking in the area near her residence on South Fifth Street around 3:00 p.m. Sunday.

Detectives said Baptiste is autistic and her family is concerned for her safety.

Baptiste is described as black, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a red shirt and blue jeans with her hair in pigtails.

Anyone with information on Baptiste's whereabouts is asked to call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 239.252.9300