Cloquet police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old Johnathon Johnson
Cloquet police are asking residents to help find 16-year-old Johnathon Johnson, last seen June 3, with tips going to 218-879-1247 or text 888777.
Cloquet police are asking the public to help find 16-year-old Johnathon Geno Johnson, who left home June 3 and has not returned. Although the family has been able to contact him, officers said they still do not know where he is staying, and they are urging anyone with sightings in Cloquet or elsewhere in Carlton County to come forward now.
Johnson is described as an African/Native American male, about 6 feet 3 inches tall and 190 pounds. Police said even small details, such as where he was last seen, who he was with or what direction he traveled, could help narrow the search and confirm he is safe.
People with credible information can call Cloquet police at 218-879-1247, send an email to tips@cloquetmn.gov, or text 888777 with a message beginning TIP CLOQUETPD. The Cloquet Police Department also lists Carlton County Dispatch as its non-emergency contact at (218) 384-4185, available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
A National Center for Missing & Exploited Children poster for Johnathan Johnson says he has been missing since June 3, 2026, from Cloquet and may still be in the local area. The poster lists NCIC number M868953752, placing the case inside the formal missing-person system used by local law enforcement and the FBI.
Minnesota’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Clearinghouse says a missing person must first be reported to local law enforcement and entered into the FBI’s National Crime Information Center file before the state clearinghouse can be used. In practice, that means the first usable leads often come from people who notice a teen near a school, bus stop, neighborhood street or transit stop and report it quickly.
For Cloquet families, the case is a reminder of how missing-juvenile searches work in real time: police depend heavily on public sightings, verified contact and quick reporting to build a location trail. Johnson’s family has had contact with him, but the urgent question now is where he is staying and whether he is safe.
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