Jenelle Evans’ son Jace was located safe just hours after the “Teen Mom” alum reported him missing.
The teen, who was reported as a runaway Tuesday, was last seen leaving his school in Brunswick County, N.C. around 2:45 p.m., per TMZ.
Deputies with the Brunswick Co. Sheriff’s Department later put out an alert for Jace, who was wearing a gray sweatshirt with the writing “Classical Charter Schools of America.”
Police say the teen — whom Evans shares with ex Andrew Lewis — may have changed into a navy T-shirt.
Meanwhile, her mother, Barbara Evans, told the outlet that she spoke to Jace Monday night and he appeared to be in good spirits.
However, Evans told the outlet that her son’s brief disappearance is just a bout of teenage angst.
“As a boy mom, kids can act up and rebel as I’m sure the majority of us all once did as kids too,” she explained. “Jace, got in trouble at school, we decided to take his phone away and that’s when he decided to run off, Jace is a good kid and we’re not dealing with anything that most families don’t deal with while raising children.”
She noted that his decision has “absolutely nothing to do” with her ongoing marital issues with husband David Eason.
“We do not argue in front of our children or fight in front of our kids,” she continued. “This is a teenage boy being a teenager mad that we decided to take his phone away.”
The “16 & Pregnant” alum also posted a birthday tribute to Jace just one week before his recent rebellious behavior.
“14 YEARS OLD EVERYONE!
