Crime & Safety

Tennessee Teen Kidnapped, In 'Extreme Danger': FBI

A 17-year-old Tennessee girl is in "extreme danger" after being kidnapped by a 52-year-old man, the FBI says.

BRISTOL, TN — A Tennessee teenager is in "extreme danger," the FBI says, after she was kidnapped by a 52-year-old man.

The FBI issued an Amber Alert for 17-year-old Grace Olivia Galliher who investigators say was last seen with Richard Tester, 52, at a hotel in Marion, Va., near the Commonwealth's border with North Carolina.

The pair were last seen at the motel on exit 98 on Interstate 81 in Marion and may be headed north, police said.

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Galliher was reported missing after last being seen at a Food City in Bristol, Tenn. Police say the two may be traveling in a 2004 navy blue Chevrolet Trailblazer with Tennessee Tag B710V.

Galliher is 5-feet-4-inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. She has green eyes and brown hair. Tester is 5-feet-9-inches tall and weight 150 pounds. He has brown hair and green eyes and wears glasses.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact: the FBI Knoxville office at (865) 755-6085; Virginia State Police at 1-800-822-4453 (1-800-VACHILD) or the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office at (423) 279-7331.

Additional reporting by Cameron Luttrell, Patch staff

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