PA JAHMEZ CARTWRIGHT: Missing from Philadelphia, PA - 12 Jan 2026 - Age 18 *Found Safe*

Family members of a missing 18-year-old living with a cognitive disorder say they believe an older man lured him through a popular online gaming app and is holding him against his will.

Jahmez Cartwright, whose disorder causes him to have the mind of a minor, was last seen on his way to school on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at the 6500 block of Linmore Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.

"He has been communicating with a specific person that we feel may have lured him out of the city," said Aisha Green, Cartwright's cousin. "He has never been outside Philly. He has no income.

"If there is someone who has our cousin holding him without will, we won't stop," Green said. "You know, we miss him. He belongs to us, not you."

The family has also received help from the the Black and Missing Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to help protect people from predators.

Philly teen with cognitive disorder goes missing on Monday walk to school

An 18-year-old from Philly with a cognitive disorder was last seen on his walk to school on Monday, and his family suspects a man lured him on an app.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

It's not private airfields only. Private planes, no matter where they are taking off at, do not need to file a flight plan from any airport. Our smaller, public airport mostly caters to private flights and they drive right up to their plane and load/unload their luggage and people before they park the vehicle or it has just dropped them off. No flight plan. No passenger manifest. No id's required. This is where a lot of trafficking happens because of the privacy of private planes.

Yes but it is still known that they left, took a flight, etc. and again a small plane depending on size is not going to get from Philly to San Diego and they are BOTH big cities. Both HAVE major airports and probably smaller ones.

Without refueling and to make it in a day? If they refuel they have to have permission to land and fuel etc. or at least would there too have to contact someone. I'm not going to argue about it or even look into it more because it really isn't a theory I think likely.

Regardless and so, no offense, I think it farfetched and unlikely. We don't even know if he is IN CA and it's just as likely he took a commercial flight. The parents say he has no ID with him but they also did not know he was leaving or what he was up to.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing Philadelphia teen Jahmez Cartwright located, family says

A police source told CBS News Philadelphia Friday that Jahmez Cartwright, 18, has contacted his family and said he is safe.

www.cbsnews.com

Missing Philadelphia teen Jahmez Cartwright located, family says​

Jahmez Cartwright, 18, has been located, according to his family.

A Philadelphia police source told CBS News Philadelphia on Friday that the teen has contacted his family and said that he is safe.

CBS News Philadelphia is working to learn where Cartwright was found and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Thank goodness. Be curious to find out where he was found and more. Other than if they have a guardianship due to disability, he is 18 and it appears he wanted to get away from them/leave. I have to wonder how all of that will shake out as it only says he let them know he was alive and safe...