YPSILANTI, TWP. - The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office is actively searching for a missing and possibly endangered Ypsilanti Township juvenile.

Shanijah Christionna Payne was last seen by her family around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 21, at her home in the 1200 block of Lexington Parkway in Ypsilanti Township.



After Shanijah didn't to come home, her biological mother and grandmother received a group text demanding a ransom be paid for the her safe return. All efforts to locate or contact the Payne have been met without success.

Payne is a 14 years old, 5-feet 8-inches tall and weighs 240 pounds. She is black and her hair was pulled back in two braided pony tails when she was last seen.



She was last seen wearing a black jacket with a camouflage pattern shirt, black pants and black shoes.



Any information regarding Payne's whereabouts should be directed to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office at 734-994-2911, through its confidential tip line at 734-973-7711 or through the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 1-800-SPEAK UP (1-800-773-2587).