Please Help Find Phylicia Barnes

Please help find Phylicia Barnes, a 16-year-old North Carolina girl who disappeared while visiting relatives in Baltimore.

Family members have described Phylicia as a straight-A student who was to graduate early from Union Academy in Monroe and planned to go to Towson University in Maryland. Her family said it is out of character for her to take off without notifying someone.

Phylicia Simone Barnes was last seen on December 28, 2010, at approximately 1:30 p.m., at a residence in Baltimore City, Maryland. Barnes is from Monroe, North Carolina, and was visiting relatives at the time of her disappearance.

Barnes was believed to be wearing a blue pea coat with a hood, a turquoise thermal shirt, blue jeans, and white ankle-high boots. She had a tan purse with her.

Barnes has acne scars on her face and a tattoo of a rose on her lower right leg.

If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.

Field Office: Baltimore