Missing
Stephanie Jena Brown
Brown, approximately 2015
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/12/2015
Missing location (approx) :
Farmington, New Mexico
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Native American
Age at the time of disappearance: 27 years old
Height / Weight : 4'11, 137 pounds
Medical conditions : Brown has a history of substance abuse problems.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Native American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Brown is enrolled in the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Brown's family last had contact with her in 2009. She was arrested in Farmington, New Mexico on December 12, 2015 and then released, given a date to appear in court, but she missed her court date and has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.
Other information and links : ncy
Farmington Police Department
505-599-1070
September 2021 updates and sources
Farmington Police Department
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