The high school student from Orofino, Idaho, who went missing after prom Saturday night has been located. 
 
 Kristian Perez, 17, was found early Tuesday morning at a residence in Orofino, the Orofino Police Department said in a news release. The teen was located in the home belonging to 26-year-old Tyson Imel after police followed a tip that he was staying there. 
 
 Perez went missing Saturday night after checking out of his high school prom around 9:30 p.m. His tuxedo jacket, one shoe and his broken cellphone were recovered near a vehicle driven by one of Perez’s relatives who drove the teen to prom that night. 
 
 A canine tracking team was able to follow Perez’s scent from where the prom took place at the National Guard Armory westward to a nearby parking lot along U.S. Highway 12, but the track was lost there, a previous news release stated. Police believed then that Perez may have entered a vehicle at that location. 
 
 Perez was found in good and health and was taken into custody without incident at about 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, police said. The teen is facing a runaway charge. 
 
 Idaho is one of nine states where that is a crime. 
 
 According to the release, Imel may also be facing criminal charges for allegedly sequestering the teen and providing assistance in his runaway. ||||| Kristian Perez (Photo: Orofino Police) 
 
 OROFINO -- A 17-year-old boy who disappeared after attending his high school prom has been found safe at an Orofino home, police said Tuesday. 
 
 Kristian Perez had been reported missing by his mother after he didn't come home from the prom Saturday night. Perez' tuxedo jacket, broken cell phone and one shoe was found near the car he had taken to the dance. 
 
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 After a search with a canine tracking team came up empty, the Orofino Police Department got warrants for Perez' cell phone records in hopes his calls and text messages might offer some clue as to where he went. 
 
 Perez was found shortly before 1 a.m. at a home on Indio Avenue in Orofino. Police say they went to the house, which belongs to 26-year-old Tyson Imel, after receiving a tip that Perez had been staying there. 
 
 The 17-year-old was taken into custody on a runaway charge, police say. Imel may also face charges for helping Perez. 
 
 The case remains under investigation, police say. 
 
 © 2017 KTVB-TV ||||| Now to the latest on the investigation of what was a missing team. KLEW News Reporter Shannon Moudy spoke with the Orofino Police Chief about why…As relieved as the community is to find Kristian Perez safe, the nature of his disappearance is frustrating. A tip led police to find Kristian Perez close to 1:00AM Tuesday morning, this ends days of searching by several area agencies but now he’s charged as a runaway. 
 
 Just two miles from where he disappeared, police found 17-year-old Kristian Perez around 12:44 Tuesday morning. 
 
 "There was particular concern that there could've been foul play involved so that did increase the level of urgency for us,” said Orofino Police Chief Jeff Wilson. 
 
 Kristian left Orofino’s prom at the National Guard Armory around 9:30 Saturday night. He left behind a tuxedo jacket, broken phone, and one shoe, troubling clues for the Orofino Police Department. 
 
 A canine tracking team followed the trail from the armory a short distance west to a nearby parking lot, where the trail was lost. 
 
 "We were fortunate enough to get a tip late last night that led to a house on Indio Avenue here in Orofino where Kristian was found safe,” said Chief Wilson. 
 
 After more than 48-hours of fear and worry, emotions now turning to relief mixed with frustration. Police discovered Perez had willfully been hiding at the home of a 26-year-old Orofino man. 
 
 "Ultimately we were disappointed in the fact that he elected to in essence run away and not contact family members, knowing people were looking for him, but at the same time it was a relief to find him,” said Chief Wilson. 
 
 In Idaho, it’s a status offense for children under 18 to run away. 
 
 "He was taken into custody on a runaway charge and then he is released to a parent, so he left with his mother late last night,” said Chief Wilson. 
 
 Clearwater County’s Deputy Prosecutor Laurie Gilmore said that Perez faces possible probation for the charge. 
 
 "A lot of man-hours put into the last 48-hours of trying to locate him,” said Chief Wilson. 
 
 It’s a bittersweet ending to an investigation that involved numerous agencies, as far away as Horseshoe Bend near Boise. 
 
 Chief Wilson hopes others will learn a lesson from this. 
 
 "The real message here or learning experience is hopefully that other teenagers that are in this situation make a better choice that don't lead to some of this concern and some of this chaos that we've experienced the last 48 hours,” said Chief Wilson. 
 
 Monday, the school district brought in counseling for students and staff who were distraught over Perez’s initial disappearance. Again police determined he wasn’t missing but had run away from home.
– The 17-year-old Idaho high-schooler who disappeared after his prom has been found—and is now facing a criminal charge for running away from home, KTVB reports. Kristian Perez was reported missing by his mother on Saturday when he didn't return home following his prom in Orofino. According to the Spokesman-Review, police found Perez's broken cellphone, tuxedo jacket, and one shoe near the car of a relative who had driven Perez to the dance. Police believed there was the possibility of foul play, KLEW reports. Police dogs followed Perez's scent to a parking lot near the prom but lost it there. Police found Perez shortly before 1am Tuesday at a house a few miles from the prom after receiving a tip. Authorities say he was fine and voluntarily staying with a 26-year-old man named Tyson Imel. Perez was arrested and is facing the possibility of probation in connection with his runaway charge. Idaho is one of nine states where running away from home is a crime. Imel may also face charges. Orofino's police chief says the department spent "a lot of man-hours" searching for Perez, and they're "disappointed" he didn't reach out to his family once he realized they were looking for him. (Read a more heartwarming prom story.)