WEST UNION, Ohio — Police in Adams County are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl. Her mother said she believes her daughter is with a 19-year-old man.
Aricca Heflin was last seen in West Union around noon on Sunday, police said.
According to investigators, she is 5'3, 200 pounds and has red hair and blue eyes.
Police have not provided any additional information on the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.
Aricca's mom, Julie, said she was with a 19-year-old man that she doesn't know. She described that man as six feet tall with brown hair, glasses, scruff on his face and wearing a camo jacket.
"She's 14," Julie Heflin said. "And this guy that she's with is supposed to be 19. It makes me think 'what if he's a pedophile?' What, because sex trafficking is sort of, you know what I mean? And that's something I never wanted my daughter to go through."
Julie told WCPO 9 the 24 hours since she went missing have been unimaginable.
"It's like your heart walking out of your chest," Julie Heflin said. "Literally. I just want her home. I just want my daughter home."
She said she last got a text from Aricca at 7:54 p.m. Sunday night. She said the text said that she loved her and missed her. Aricca's phone now goes straight to voicemail, Julie said.
"This is not normal. My daughter has never, never ran away. Ever," Julie Heflin said.
"I just want her home," Julie said.
If you have any information that could lead to her whereabouts you are asked to call the Adams County Sheriff's Office at 937-544-2314.
This is a developing story and will be updated once more information becomes available.
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