Officials in Robeson County continue to follow leads in the early February disappearance of a teen daughter of a deputy.
Sara Graham, age 18, vanished 5 weeks ago on Feb. 4 after leaving her family’s Fairmont home to drive to her job in Pembroke.
Several searches have been conducted — including at least one with about 200 volunteers. But, she still remains missing after her van was found abandoned in a field, officials say.
Recently, the FBI became involved in the effort to find Sara, who is the daughter of Deputy Hubert Graham, a 16 year veteran of the sheriff’s department.
Officials in the Charlotte FBI office announced that they were assisting.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Kenneth Sealey said detectives are still actively on the case, chasing down any information about Sara.
“We’re still following leads and hoping and praying that we find Sara alive,” he told News13 on Thursday.
Graham left home from the 4000 block of Centerville Church Road to drive to work at the Walmart in Pembroke on Feb. 4 at 6:30 am.
However, Graham did not show up for work, which she should have by 7 am.
Around 12:15 pm, deputies received a phone call about a suspicious vehicle, Sealey said.
Deputies responded and found a car, the tag information was checked and it came back as her family’s vehicle — the car Graham had used to leave for work.
The car was found empty, parked in a wheat field on the edge of a forest along East McDonald Road between Chicken Road and Centerville Church Road, Sealey said.
Anyone with information that could help locate Sara should call FBI Charlotte at 704-672-6100 or the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office at 910-671-3100.
