Update: Missing N.J. autistic teen is not in federal custody

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Update: Plainfield Police Director James Abney said Wednesday detectives have spoken to ICE and confirmed that Connor Oldfield, a 19-year-old autistic man who has been missing since Jan. 24, is not in federal custody.

Abney told NJ.com a detective spoke directly to ICE “maybe four days ago” but came up empty in their search for Oldfield.

“ICE went through their channels and confirmed he wasn’t in their custody,” Abney said. “They are 100 percent certain they do not have him.”

It remains unclear why this information wasn’t shared earlier, despite multiple media requests to both agencies.

Missing Plainfield Teen Connor Oldfield Vanished After Leaving Home in Pajamas

The Plainfield teen has been missing for two weeks. His mother, Stephanie Senior, was worried federal officials might have picked him up.

She told NJ.com that ICE officers were in the city that afternoon, raising concerns about a possible encounter.

According to local reports, the agency has conducted operations in several New Jersey cities in recent weeks, including Jersey City, Hoboken and New Brunswick.

Police Asks For Community’s Help

Plainfield Police

Oldfield walked out of his Watson Avenue home around 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 24 wearing pajama bottoms and vanished.

Police said Oldfield can communicate verbally but may become anxious if approached. Officers urged residents to check doorbell and security camera footage for any sign of the missing Plainfield teen.

“He’s a homebody… He’s been home alone many times,” Senior said, noting that he had never wandered off before.

Upon returning home, she contacted Plainfield police around 3:30 p.m. to report her son missing. Shortly after, she began searching for him, enlisting the help of family and police.

Description of Missing Plainfield Teen Connor Oldfield

According to the missing-person bulletin, Oldfield is:

• A Black male, 19 years old
• About 5 feet 8 inches tall and 165 pounds
• Wearing yellow, black and gray camouflage fleece pajama bottoms
• Wearing a gray zip-up jacket
• Sporting short black hair and brown eyes
• Identified by a scar on his forehead

If you have any information, please contact the Plainfield Police department at 908-753-3360.