UPDATE: Blake Brown has been located and is safe. Thank you to the public for your assistance.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a runaway named Blake Pearson Brown. The 16-year-old black male is 5’11,” 170 lbs., and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen in the area of Austin Run Boulevard. He may be in South Stafford in the Town and Country area. He is also known to frequent the Spotsylvania Mall as well as the Route 1 area from Aquia Harbor into the City of Fredericksburg. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (540) 658-4400.