News Short: St. George teen runaway turns herself in

Written by Drew Allred
February 2, 2014

ST. GEORGE — A teenage girl from St. George reported as a runaway juvenile on Jan. 5, recently turned herself in somewhere in the Las Vegas area.

Amanda Artrup, 16, arrived back in St. George around 3 p.m. Saturday, her mother, Mindi Artrup, told St. George News.

“I want to thank the community for keeping our family and our daughter in their prayers,” Mindi Artrup said, “We are grateful to have her home safe.”

This is a preliminary report, St. George Police detectives assigned to the case were unavailable for weekend comment.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Drew Allred spent his childhood in Washington state and adolescence in northern Utah, originally moving to St. George to attend Dixie State University. Drew graduated with a writing degree, fell in love with Southern Utah, and never left. Today he claims that St. George is the first place that’s ever felt like home. When he’s not rock climbing or exploring the desert, he manages to make a living writing and guiding.

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3 Comments

  • Joanna February 3, 2014 at 11:09 am

    Yay! Thanks for the follow-up. I hope she can deal with whatever issues caused her to leave in the first place.

  • Doofy February 3, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    glad they found this kid

  • ladybugavenger February 4, 2014 at 3:12 pm

    They didn’t find her, she turned herself in…..just sayin’

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