UPDATE: The Louisiana State Police have cancelled the Level II II Endangered/Missing Child Media Advisory after locating Verjina Loston late Sunday evening.

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ORIGINAL STORY:

The Louisiana State Police has issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Media Advisory on behalf of the Franklin Police Department in St. Mary Parish for 17-year-old Vernija Loston who was reported missing on Sunday, February 28, 2016.

Vernija Loston is a 17-year-old black female with long black hair and brown eyes.

She is approximately 4’11” tall and weighs about 103 pounds.  She was last seen wearing a light green, short sleeved t-shirt, blue jeans and dark colored, flowered shoes (see photo).

She was last seen on Main Street in Franklin in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 28, 2016.

Vernija Loston was the victim of an assault and is believed to be in imminent danger.

Anyone having any information as to the whereabouts of Vernija Loston, or the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, should immediately contact the Franklin Police Department at 337-828-1716 or Sgt. Stacey Pearson of the Louisiana State Police/Louisiana Clearinghouse for Missing & Exploited Children at 337-962-2605 or stacey.pearson@la.gov.