UPDATE:
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police announced 10-year-old Gorgeuss McGrew has been located and is safe.
According to police, her non-custodial mother, 28-year-old Dessan Riley, is in custody and will be extradited back to Jackson on kidnapping charges.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Missing and Endangered notification has been issued for a 10-year-old girl in Jackson.
Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said Gorgeuss McGrew, of Jackson, was last seen on August 14, 2025, around 7:00 a.m. near the intersection of Fredrica Avenue and Saint Charles Street in Hinds County.
According to Jackson police, McGrew was taken from the bus stop in the 200 block of Fredrica Avenue. Witnesses reported that a woman called the child over to her and forced her into a vehicle driven by an unidentified Black male.
According to agents, McGrew may be accompanied by her non-custodial mother, 28-year-old Dessan Riley, who is described as 5-foot-7-inches tall, weighs 190 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.
McGrew was last seen wearing a blue shirt with blue pants. Agents said Riley was last seen driving a newer model blue Honda Accord, possibly en route to the New Orleans area.
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Dessan Riley (Courtesy: MBI) -
MBI said Gorgeuss McGrew, of Jackson, was last seen on August 14, 2025, around 7:00 a.m. near the intersection of Fredrica Avenue and Saint Charles Street in Hinds County. (Courtesy: Jackson PD) -
MBI said Gorgeuss McGrew, of Jackson, was last seen on August 14, 2025, around 7:00 a.m. near the intersection of Fredrica Avenue and Saint Charles Street in Hinds County. (Courtesy: Jackson PD)
According to Jackson police, Riley has a history of mental illness and drug abuse is not the child’s legal guardian. Police said the child has been in custody of her current legal guardian since she was six months old.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts can contact the Jackson Police Department (JPD) at 601-960-1234 or 911.