Melvin Chilel Martin, 17, was reported missing from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on January 7, 2024. He is described as a white‑Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes, about 6 feet tall and 115 pounds. Reports say he may have been traveling toward Alabama when he disappeared.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has classified Melvin as a missing endangered person. Local authorities and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office have been searching and asking the public for help in locating him.

If anyone saw Melvin around Fort Walton Beach or along routes to Alabama, or has information about where he might be, please share what is known with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.