Missing 28-year-old woman found safe, was staying in Phoenix without cell phone

Tristeana “TJ” Johnson, 28, and her 10-year-old black Labrador Retriever have been missing from the Flagstaff area since Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Her vehicle was located on Fossil Creek Road near Camp Verde in Yavapai County. (Flagstaff Police Department)

Tristeana “TJ” Johnson, 28, and her 10-year-old black Labrador Retriever have been missing from the Flagstaff area since Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Her vehicle was located on Fossil Creek Road near Camp Verde in Yavapai County. (Flagstaff Police Department)

UPDATE:

A 28-year-old woman who was reported missing was located Thursday morning and is safe and sound, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.

According to a press release from Flagstaff police, Tristeana “TJ” Johnson was with her 10-year-old black Labrador retriever when on Friday, Feb. 1, she left Flagstaff in a 1999 Forest Green Toyota Rav 4 with a white cargo container on top.

According to Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn, deputies were briefed that someone saw Johnson on Feb. 3, on Fossil Creek Road around mile marker 6. Deputies eventually found the unoccupied vehicle during the morning of Feb. 5. The road had been closed due to mud and weather conditions.

During follow-up, deputies learned that Forest Service volunteers with the Red Rock Ranger District briefly had contact with Johnson on Fossil Creek Road early afternoon on Feb. 3, because her vehicle was stuck. Occupants from two other vehicles were also stuck nearby.

Wednesday, YCSO deputies, search teams, and a helicopter conducted an extensive search of the Fossil Creek area where Johnson’s vehicle was found, but she was not located.

Johnson told YCSO she got a ride out of the area after getting her car stuck in the mud. She was staying in Phoenix.

Johnson also wasn't carrying her cell phone.

"Johnson returned to the Verde this morning to contact law enforcement about getting access to her car," said D'Evelyn.

Original Feb. 6, 10 p.m. update:

Update: Police looking for missing 28-year-old woman and her dog

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Tristeana “TJ” Johnson was traveling with her 10-year-old black Labrador Retriever.

Flagstaff police and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public's help in locating a 28-year-old woman who has been missing since Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.

According to police, Tristeana “TJ” Johnson, who was traveling with her 10-year-old black Labrador retriever, has been missing since she left Flagstaff in a 1999 Forest Green Toyota RAV4 with a white cargo container on top.

Johnson has brown shoulder-length hair, is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.

Her vehicle was located Tuesday, Feb. 5, on Fossil Creek Road in Yavapai County near Camp Verde. The road had been closed due to mud and weather conditions.

Deputies learned that Forest Service volunteers with the Red Rock Ranger District briefly had contact with Johnson on Fossil Creek Road during the early afternoon of Feb. 3, 2019, because her vehicle was stuck. Occupants from two other vehicles were also stuck nearby. Johnson remained with the other parties as they eventually removed their vehicles and left. It is unknown if Johnson got a ride out with those persons.

On Wednesday, Feb. 6, YCSO deputies, search teams and a helicopter conducted an extensive search of the Fossil Creek area where Johnson’s vehicle was found, but she was not located.

The vehicles that left the area Sunday are described as a white truck and a dark-colored Jeep. Deputies would like to speak with the occupants of those vehicle to determine if they assisted Johnson out of the area or have details on where she may have gone.

Anyone with information about this missing person case is asked to call YCSO at 928-771-3260, the Flagstaff Police Department at 928-774-1414 or The Federal Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-225-5324.

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