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Missing Tazewell Co. Teen Found in Texas

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HILLSBORO, TX -

A Tazewell County teenager, that has been missing for more than a week, has been found.

Marissa Hope Johnson, 17, of Brandy, VA. was found in good health in Hillsboro, Texas. Johnson was found with her boyfriend Taylor Mounts, 20, who is wanted in Virginia for probation violations.

The pair was discovered after Mounts contacted family members in Tazewell County. Police tracked the call, then contacted law enforcement agencies in Texas about the pair's location.

Both Mounts and Johnson will face charges in Texas for providing false information to police. Johnson will be returned to family, once she is free from her charges. Mounts will be extradited back to Tazewell for probation violations and other pending charges.