UPDATE: The statewide hunt for two missing children has ended peacefully. Authorities have officially discontinued the Florida Missing Child Alert for 2-month-old Noah Chester and 17-year-old Haylee Chester.
The notice was first issued on May 12, 2026, after the pair was last spotted near Crawfordville, Florida. Concerns were high as investigators sought a gray 2017 GMC Yukon with Arkansas registration plates, thought to be driven by Justin Conley.
The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office and state officials issued a brief update confirming the case’s resolution, adding simply, “The children are safe.”
No other information about the circumstances of their discovery or the location of the car has been published. The termination basically terminates the active law enforcement hunt, which began in the Florida Panhandle and required collaboration across state boundaries.
ORIGINAL: Authorities in Florida have issued an urgent Missing Child Alert for Noah Chester, 2 months old, and Haylee Chester, 17, who were last seen in Crawfordville. The pair vanished from the 1100th block of Rehwinkel Road and is thought to be with 35-year-old Justin Conley.
Noah is characterized as a white man, 21 inches long, 6 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last spotted in a light green striped onesie. Haylee, sometimes known as “Shyla,” is a Caucasian female who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes.
She has a nose piercing on her right side and a Chinese symbol tattoo on her right forearm. She was carrying a black backpack when she went missing.
Justin Conley was defined by police as a white male standing 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 220 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He is identifiable by tattoos of Chinese symbols on both sides of his neck.
The trio is reported to be driving a gray 2017 GMC Yukon with the Arkansas registration plate AVA22T. Investigators discovered a distinctive round sticker with white letters in the center of the rear windshield.
While the search began as a missing persons case, officials stated that “due to an ongoing investigation, this case has been upgraded to a Missing Child Alert.”
Law enforcement has issued a strong warning to the public about the group’s whereabouts. “If found, do not approach. “Contact law enforcement immediately,” the message says. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office at 850-745-7100 or dial 911.
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