Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Missing Ashburn Teen Now Safe at Home

Jessica A. Martin, 16, was reported missing Sept. 15.

UPDATE Sept. 23 8:15 p.m. Jessica Ashley Martin was located Friday afternoon by a member of the Loudoun County Sheriff's School Resource Officer Unit. She has since been returned to her family safe and sound.

Initial story:

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office seeks help locating a 16-year-old Ashburn girl who did not return home after school Sept. 15.

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Jessica A. Martin's family reported her missing that same day and reports of someone fitting her description in Sterling Park this week have been received. She has been known visit the Sterling area frequently.

Jessica is a white female, about 5 feet tall and weighing 110 pounds with brown eyes and black hair – she no longer wears the braces depicted in the photo. Her ears and lip are pierced, and she has tattoos:  a spider web on her elbow (spider web) and “In Arms of Angels” on her collarbone.  She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, blue jeans and black converse high top sneakers.

Anyone who knows Jessica’s whereabouts is asked to call Investigator B. Ochsman at the sheriff’s office, 703-777-0475.

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