Jalesa Chantell Reynolds

Jalesa Chantell Reynolds, a shy teenager described by loved ones as more outgoing online than in person, disappeared from Scotland Neck, North Carolina on February 22, 2010. She had logged onto Facebook that morning from the public library, then logged on again that afternoon from the home of Dwayne Hosea Davis, a registered sex offender with a prior rape conviction. Authorities believe she left Davis's residence sometime between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. that day; she has never been heard from since. No arrest has ever been made and Jalesa has never been found.

Scotland Neck, NC · Halifax County

• 2010: Case opens — victim reported missing or found.
• Documented milestones (renewed investigation, media coverage, family advocacy) to be added as sourced.
• Present: case remains unresolved. No named suspect has been convicted.

• Jalesa's identity and the February 22, 2010 disappearance, per the Charley Project's case record.
• She logged into Facebook from the Scotland Neck Memorial Library at 11:00 a.m. and again from Dwayne Hosea Davis's residence at 1:40 p.m. that same day.
• Davis is a registered sex offender who served nearly seven years in prison for a 1994 rape conviction.
• Authorities believe Jalesa left Davis's residence between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m., the last confirmed indication of her whereabouts.

• What happened to Jalesa after she left Davis's residence has never been established.
• Whether Davis has ever been named a formal suspect, versus simply the last known person to have contact with her, has not been made public.
• No physical evidence connected to her disappearance has been publicly disclosed.

• The Charley Project — Jalesa Chantell Reynolds case record
• NamUs — Missing Person Case #MP10109
• Project Cold Case
• Murder Accountability Project
• NamUs