Missing Since: 2010-02-22 Location: Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Reynolds was last seen in Scotland Neck, North Carolina on February 22, 2010. On the day of her disappearance, she went to the Scotland Neck Memorial Library to access the internet, something she had been doing lately on a daily basis. She logged off her Facebook account at the library at 11:00 a.m. At 1:40 p.m., she logged on again from a computer at the home of Dwayne Hosea Davis in the 200 block of Cemetery Road, about one and a half miles outside of town. Authorities believe Reynolds left that residence between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. This is the last indication of her whereabouts; she has never been heard from again. Davis is a registered sex offender; he served almost seven years in prison for a 1994 rape conviction. A photo of him is posted with this case summary. Investigators have named him as a suspect in Reynolds’s disappearance, but he hasn’t faced any charges connected with it. In a media interview, Davis admitted he knew Reynolds and that she had come to his house, used his computer and visited his horses, but denied having harmed her and said he didn’t know what had happened to her. Reynolds is described as a shy teenager who was more outgoing online than in person. She was unemployed at the time of her disappearance and attended GED classes at Halifax Community College. Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Scotland Neck Police Department 252-826-4111 Halifax County Sheriff’s Office 252-583-8201 Source Information The Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald WFMY News 2 WITN WRAL WTVD 11 WNCT 9 The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children NamUs The Rocky Mount Telegram Jalesa Reynolds’s Facebook Page Updated 5 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated September 21, 2018; picture added.