An Atlantic City teen is missing from a residential home.
Jahiem Hasan McCutcheon’s disappearance is the latest example of the juvenile justice system failing her son, Tia Allen told BreakingAC, as she took to social media in the search for her son.
The 17-year-old was at the Ranch Hope in Alloway Township by court order following charges that included taking police on a chase in a stolen car.
Tia Allen is looking for help in finding her 17-year-old son, Jahiem Hasan McCutcheon
He was last seen at the Walmart on South Black Horse Pike in Williamstown.
“They never notified me he was even going off the premises, and didnt call me to inform me he was missing,” Allen said.
She said it wasn’t the first time they allowed him to go off premises without her permission.
“This place is not what they advertise to be,” she said.
A Ranch Hope representative said that she could not comment due to privacy constraints and that the issue deals with a minor.
Allen said McCutcheon's aunt — who is on his visitor list — signed him out Sunday without her permission. He then ran from her at the Walmart around 5 p.m.
This isn't the first time McCutcheon has run.
He twice cut off his ankle bracelet while on release and has run from a group home twice before, his mother previously told BreakingAC.
In March, he led police on a three-town chase in a stolen car after fleeing a drug deal, Atlantic City police said, although they did not identify him due to his age.
The teen who allegedly that allegedly led Atlantic City police on a three-town chase in a stolen car had a history of running from trouble, BreakingAC has learned. The 16-year-old, whose name is not being released due to his age, had twice cut off his ankle bracelet while on release and twice ran from a ... Read moreTeen arrested in Atlantic City car chase is ?another child the system failed,? mom says
The car was in two minor collisions during the chase the went through Pleasantville and Egg Harbor Townhsip before ending back in Atlantic City, where he and his 15-year-old passenger fled at Delaware and Arctic avenues.
McCutcheon was charged with eluding, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, receiving stolen property and numerous traffic summonses in that incident.
His mother said he is known to frequent Egg Harbor City, Egg Harbor Township, Galloway Township, Atlantic City and Pleasantville.
UPDATE
McCutcheon was spotted at Bally's Atlantic City around 5 a.m. Monday, Allen was told. He remains missing.
