GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The Gwinnett County Police Department has identified the teenager who was seen running along I-85 Wednesday morning.
Officers found James Teate Jr., 15, running in the southbound lanes of I-85 near the Indian Trail Lilburn Road exit.
"It was immediately clear that the juvenile male had a diminished mental capacity," public information officer Michele Pihera said.
When police found him, he was given a piece of paper, and wrote the letters “JT.”
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The 15-year-old's mother saw a tweet Wednesday afternoon and called 911, according to police.
The mother told the lead investigator that she was unaware that he was missing.
She has been given the contact information for the Department of Family and Children Services.
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