Deputies find missing 15-year-old Paulding County boy
Malachi Cochran was last seen in the Lawrence Ridge subdivision off of Paul Aiken Road. (Paulding County Sheriff's Office) (Paulding County Sheriff's Office)
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - A teenager who was reported missing has been found safely, deputies said Wednesday morning.
Officials had previously said they were looking for 15-year-old Malachi Cochran in Paulding County.
Cochran had been last seen in the area of the Lawrence Ridge subdivision off of Paul Aiken Road.
Deputies described the missing teenager as 6-feet-2-inches tall with a weight of 130 pounds. He has short dreadlocks and brown eyes.
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While officials have not said what Cochran was wearing at the time, they said he was carrying a backpack when last seen.
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