FBI joins search for missing Fairfax County teen

Jholie Moussa was last seen on Friday, Jan. 12, in the 4200 block of Sonia Court. (Courtesy Fairfax County police)

WASHINGTON — The FBI is joining police in the search for a 16-year-old girl from Fairfax County, Virginia, who has been missing since Jan. 12.

Jholie Moussa was last seen on Friday, Jan. 12, in the 4200 block of Sonia Court. (Courtesy Fairfax County police)

Jholie Moussa was last seen in the 4200 block of Sonia Court in the Alexandria section of the county near the Woodley Hills community.

Authorities don’t have any evidence to suggest she is in immediate danger and have entered her as a runaway juvenile in the National Crime Information Center database.

Moussa is about 5-foot-2 and weighs around 105 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black coat with a fur collar, a plaid shirt and blue jeans with UGG boots.

Detectives are focusing on cellphone data in their search.

Police said they have spoken to about 20 people recently in contact with Moussa, many of whom are her friends, though officials claim those friends are not fully cooperating.

Police ask anyone who may have information regarding Moussa to contact them at 703-691-2131. You also may contact the FBI Washington Field Office at 202-278-2000 or through the FBI’s tip website.

Below is a map of the area where Moussa was last seen.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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