Police asking for help finding missing Knoxville teen

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The University of Tennessee Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a missing Knoxville teen.

Police say that 17-year-old Samuel Chugg was last seen leaving his home in West Knoxville, Thursday, May 2, 2024.

Chugg’s car, a silver 2017 Toyota Yaris, was last seen around 7:45 a.m. Thursday near the 2200 block of Cumberland Avenue heading towards the UT campus.

Officials said that Chugg is currently a UTK student and is described as 5′ 7″ white male with brown hair, brown eyes, and slender build, with a last known clothing description of a blue hoodie with whitewashed jeans.