Cheyenne Phillips, Dalton Hayes (Photo : www.people.com)
Police are hunting a teen couple who stole cars with guns inside.
Dalton Hayes, 18, Cheyenne Phillips, 13, are the subjects of a law-enforcement search, which stretches from Kentucky to Georgia and possibly on to Florida.
In a press release, Sheriff Norman Chaffins of Grayson County, Kentucky described the two as "increasingly brazen and dangerous."
Phillips was reported missing by her father on Jan. 3. Chaffins told People, "At that time, we were just searching for her as a missing person. We had no clue that her boyfriend was involved."
More than a week after Phillips was reported missing, police learned that the 13-year-old teenager and her 18-year-old boyfriend had used a stolen Ford pickup to crash through farm gates.
According to Chaffins, police searched for Phillips and Hayes in the woods and found a piece of clothing that belongs to the boyfriend. He said that the couple had over an hour head start on the police, who called off the search when it got dark.
Shortly after, a homeowner found the teen couple in his garage asking for a cup of water. But as soon as the homeowner turned around to get it, the two ran away with his red 2006 Toyota Tacoma. It was already too late when the police arrived 10 minutes later.
On Jan. 12 Monday, Phillips and Hayes were spotted at a Walmart store in Manning, South Carolina.
Through Louisville station WLKY Phillips's father, Shawn Phillips, told his daughter, "We love you. We want you to come home. Please come home."
Hayes' mother Tammy Martin also told another Louisville station WHAS 11 that she the last heard from her son was on Jan. 13, Tuesday. She said her son texted her that he loved her and that he would call her soon.
