Teen Mom veteran Jenelle Evans’ 14-year-old son Jace has been reported catwalking, according to a new report.
Representatives from the Brunswick Co. Sheriff’s Department issued a warning for a runaway youth. TMZ reported Tuesday.
Jace was last seen leaving school at around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday in a gray sweatshirt that read “Classical Charter Schools of America.” The teen may also have been wearing a navy blue shirt when he took off his sweatshirt, police told the site.
Jenelle regained full custody of Jace earlier this year after handing over custody of him to her mother Barbara Evans shortly after she gave birth to him.
Speaking to TMZ, Jenelle claimed her son ran off after his phone was taken from him after trouble at school. The reality star has been venting her grievances online with husband David Eason lately, but has insisted their feud played no part in her running away from him.
Teen Mom veteran Jenelle Evans’ 14-year-old son Jace has been reported catwalking, according to a new report
“As a boy mom, kids can act and rebel like I’m sure most of us did as kids at some point,” she told TMZ. “Jace, got in trouble at school, we decided to take his phone and then he decided to run away, Jace is a good kid and we don’t have anything to do that most families don’t have to deal with in raising kids, this has absolutely nothing to do with my situation with David, we don’t argue in front of our kids or fight in front of our kids. This is a teenage boy who is angry that we decided to take his phone away.’
If anyone has information about Jace, you are urged to call 911.
Jace’s grandmother Barbara told TMZ that the teen seemed fine when she last spoke to him Monday night.
Barbara also claimed that she tried unsuccessfully to check in with Jenelle on Tuesday.
She claimed that her daughter would not communicate with her and told her to leave her alone.
Jace’s father is Jenelle’s high school friend Andrew Lewis.
Jenelle is also mother to son Kaiser, nine, with ex-boyfriend Nathan Griffin, and daughter Ensley, six, with David.
‘We don’t argue in front of our kids’: Jenelle has been arguing with her husband David Eason online lately, but insisted their fight had nothing to do with her running away from him
Jenelle officially regained full custody of Jace in March, more than 10 years after she relinquished parental rights to her mother.
“Words cannot describe how happy I really am. Our family is now complete! Thank you mom,” she captioned the video of her signing the papers in March.
Jenelle fought for custody of her oldest son for years amid her own battle with drug addiction and a number of arrests.
“My mom and I have decided to give me back full custody because we want to rebuild our relationship as mother and daughter,” Jenelle said. Us weekly at the time.
“We officially signed the papers at the courthouse on Thursday, March 16,” she said. “It’s a done deal!”
Family: Jenelle regained full custody of Jace earlier this year after handing over custody of him to her mother Barbara Evans shortly after she gave birth to him
Speak with E! News at the time she regained custody, Jenelle said her relationship with Jace had improved significantly.
“My relationship with Jace is closer than ever and things are going much better,” Jenelle told E! News.
“I feel that being with his family makes him much happier. Our family wouldn’t be complete without him,” she added.
She also revealed that the new arrangement has helped in part to heal her strained relationship with Barbara, saying, “My relationship with my mom has gotten a little better, but honestly, she’s still a little controlling.”
“I think it will take her a while to get used to this change,” she added.
Jenelle revealed that the drive to get custody stemmed from a belief that her son “needed a change.”
“We also didn’t like the crowds he interacted with, so now he’s in the countryside. He loves riding his dirt bike and working on it recently. He wants to sign up for dirt bike racing in the future,” she shared.
‘Kids can act and rebel’: Speaking to TMZ, Jenelle claimed her son ran off after his phone was taken from him
Jenelle also shed light on Jace’s relationship with stepfather David.
David teaches him to hunt, fish, fix dirt bikes, or give Jace dating advice. Jace needed a father figure and I can see how happy Jace has one.’
Jenelle is one of the OG stars of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant, who debuted on the network in 2009 following a group of pregnant high school girls and their boyfriends.
Jenelle was 17 when Jace was born, her entire pregnancy was documented on the show.
The Teen Mom alum started dating her current husband, David Eason, in 2015 and they got married in September 2017.
Jenelle is also stepmother to David’s two children from previous relationships, Maryssa and Kaden.