East TN Crime Stoppers seeks Armonie Johnson tips

East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers on Tuesday asked the public for anonymous tips on Armonie Johnson, a 16-year-old missing teen the group said was last in contact on May 15. The nonprofit said Johnson’s last known location was North Knox County and directed anyone with information to use its anonymous reporting channels. The public appeal did not list a reward tied specifically to Johnson’s case. Crime Stoppers posted the request on social media on May 19. ### Which group put out the appeal, and what did it say? East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers issued the appeal on May 19 in a social-media post seeking information on Johnson’s whereabouts. The post said Johnson is 16 and was last seen or last in contact on May 15, according to the group’s notice. The location listed in the appeal was North Knox County. The nonprofit’s website says it accepts tips by phone, online and through the P3 Tips mobile app. The group says its system operates around the clock and is designed to let tipsters report information without revealing their identity. ### What details are public about Armonie Johnson? The May 19 appeal identified Armonie Johnson by name and age and said the last known location was North Knox County. The post, as described in the publicly available briefing and verified against Crime Stoppers’ reporting channels, pointed to May 15 as the date of last contact. Publicly searchable databases show an Armonie Johnson missing-person entry in NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, but that listing identifies a separate case from Sevierville in Sevier County with an April 24 last-contact date. (easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org) That means the Crime Stoppers appeal tied to North Knox County appears to concern a different report or a separate stage of public outreach. ### How can people send information without identifying themselves? East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers lists its hotline as 877-363-8847 and says people can also submit web tips or use the P3 Tips app. The organization says tips can be made anonymously and that it forwards information to the appropriate law-enforcement agency without revealing the caller’s identity. (namus.nij.ojp.gov) The group’s website also says rewards of up to $2,000 can be available in some cases, but it says rewards are paid only for anonymous tips given directly to Crime Stoppers and that the organization has sole discretion over whether any reward is paid. Johnson’s May 19 appeal did not specify a reward. ### Is this case listed on Tennessee’s statewide missing-children page? (easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org) Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s missing-children page, as viewed Tuesday, did not show an Armonie Johnson listing among the cases visible on the statewide page. The TBI page says the children shown there do not represent all missing children in Tennessee and that some cases are posted when publicity may help locate them. (easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org) That leaves Crime Stoppers’ notice as the clearest current public appeal tied to Johnson in East Tennessee. The organization’s own missing-person page includes other juvenile cases and shows how it typically formats public notices with a date, last known location and tip link. ### What happens next if someone has information? (tn.gov) Anyone with information about Armonie Johnson can contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers through its hotline at 877-363-8847, through the group’s website, or through the P3 Tips app, according to the nonprofit’s public instructions. As of Tuesday, May 19, the group’s appeal remained focused on gathering anonymous tips tied to Johnson’s reported last contact on May 15 and last known location in North Knox County. (easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org 1) (easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org 2)