UPDATE: Pharoah Pierre has been located and is safe.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing and endangered three-year-old child.

According to an MCSO release, the sheriff’s office received a pickup order that was obtained by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) in reference to the well-being of three-year-old child Pharoah Pierre.

Marion County Sheriffs Office looking for missing endangered child
Pharoah Pierre

Pharoah’s mother, 25-year-old Marie Pierre, has avoided contact with DCF during the department’s open investigation into the well-being of her child.

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Marie Pierre

Marie is possibly driving a black 2006 Jeep Cherokee with Florida tag Z711VD.

Pharoah is currently in the custody of his mother and was last seen at 44 Fir Trail Drive in Ocala.

If anyone has seen Pharoah or Marie, please contact the Marion County Sheriff’s Office by calling 911.

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