SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Human Services says three children who went missing from Prineville last week, prompting a public alert that said they were believed to be in danger, were located on Friday.

As is customary, ODHS released no further details in Tuesday’s update.

However, the ODHS Child Welfare Division said it "is thankful for the community support to find Jayc Priest, Jariq Rupert and Jerriyah Rupert."

It went on to explain:

"Sometimes when a child is missing, they may be in significant danger and ODHS may need to locate them to assess and support their safety.

"As ODHS works to do everything it can to find these missing children and assess their safety, media alerts will be issued in some circumstances. Sometimes, in these situations, a child may go missing repeatedly, resulting in more than one media alert for the same child."

The agency encourages Oregonians to report suspected child abuse to the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline by calling 1-855-503-SAFE (7233). The toll-free number allows you to report abuse of any child or adult to the Oregon Department of Human Services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year.

SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Program asked the public Friday to help find three children, ages 4 to 12, who went missing from Prineville earlier this week, saying they "are believed to be in danger."

Earlier story:

ODHS asked the public for help in the effort to find Jayc Priest, age 12; Jayriq Rupert, age 9; and Jerriyah Rupert, age 4, who went missing from Prineville on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

ODHS asked the public to contact 911 or local law enforcement if they believe they see them.

"They are suspected to be in Central Oregon," ODHS said in a news release, accompanied by photos of Jayc and Jayriq; they said a photo was not available of Jerriyah.

Along with Prineville and Bend, ODHS listed Stillwater, Oklahoma as a third "suspected and/or frequented location" for the three children.

The rest of the news release below, in full:

Sometimes when a child is missing, they may be in significant danger and ODHS may need to locate them to assess and support their safety. As ODHS works to do everything it can to find these missing children and assess their safety, media alerts will be issued in some circumstances. Sometimes, in these situations, a child may go missing repeatedly, resulting in more than one media alert for the same child.

Report suspected child abuse to the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline by calling 1-855-503-SAFE (7233). This toll-free number allows you to report abuse of any child or adult to the Oregon Department of Human Services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year.

Child Legal Name: Jayc Priest

Child Preferred Name:

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: 12

Hair color: Brown

Prineville Police Department report #26000887

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Report #: 2097536

Date Missing: Aug. 4, 2026

Suspected and/or frequented location(s): Prineville, OR, Bend, OR, and Stillwater, OK

Child Legal Name: Jayriq Rupert

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: 9

Hair color: Brown

Prineville Police Department report #26000887

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Report #: 2097536

Date Missing: Aug. 4, 2026

Suspected and/or frequented location: Prineville, OR, Bend, OR, and Stillwater, OK

Child Legal Name: Jerriyah Rupert

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: 4

Hair color: Brown

Prineville Police Department report #26000887

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Report #: 2097536

Date Missing: Aug. 4, 2026

Suspected and/or frequented location(s): Prineville, OR, Bend, OR, and Stillwater, OK