An Amber Alert was issued Saturday morning for a 15-year-old girl from Grove City who police believe has been taken by her 17-year-old boyfriend.
Kaylee Cope is described as 5 feet tall and weighing 100 pounds, according to the alert. She has brown hair and eyes. She was last seen wearing pink crop top and gray sweat pants.
Grove City police believe she is with her boyfriend, Jeffrey Gimenez, who they allege has a gun and consider dangerous. He has warrants for robbery and kidnapping stemming from “an incident” in Pickaway County.
Kaylee’s mother, Heather Zogleman, reported her daughter missing at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, saying Kaylee left home a few hours earlier and couldn’t be reached by phone, according to Grove City police.
Her last known location is the 2700 block of Independence Way, according to the alert. She was last seen about 11:30 p.m. Friday, according to Grove City police.
Police learned she was with her boyfriend and that he allegedly posted a video on social media of himself holding a gun.
A stolen car recovered from the Sullivant Avenue area of Columbus may be connected to the case, police said.
The Amber Alert says Gimenez is driving a silver, four-door Honda.
An Amber Alert is a notification system to help find abducted children, first developed in Texas in 1996.
Authorities urge anyone who sees her, the suspect or the vehicle to call 911 or 1-877-262-3764 or Grove City Detective Mullins at 614-277-1710.
