Missing Texas teen found with sex offender after panhandling call at local gas station – WKRC

Missing Texas teen found with sex offender after panhandling call at local gas station  WKRC

SYMMES TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) – What began as a call about a panhandler at a Greater Cincinnati gas station led Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies to a missing juvenile from Texas and the arrest of a registered sex offender. On Thursday, HCSO deputies responded to the Speedway gas station at 12006 Montgomery Road to investigate a report of a female panhandler. Deputies determined the situation involved a 17-year-old juvenile who had been reported missing from Houston since Nov. 1, 2026. Through the investigation, deputies determined the juvenile was with 31-year-old Brandon McClerkin, a registered sex offender from Texas. McClerkin, whose date of birth is April 13, 1995, was taken into custody and charged with interference with custody, a fifth-degree felony, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

McClerkin was taken to the Hamilton County Justice Center, where he will be held pending arraignment. The juvenile will be reunited with her family once necessary arrangements are made. Deputies determined the situation involved a 17-year-old juvenile who had been reported missing from Houston. SYMMES TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) – What began as a call about a panhandler at a Greater Cincinnati gas station led Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies to a missing juvenile from Texas and the arrest of a registered sex offender. On Thursday, HCSO deputies responded to the Speedway gas