A 16-year-old Ohio girl who disappeared from a Columbus youth shelter last December has been found alive after 263 days — living inside the home of a former high school teacher who twice told police she wasn't there, according to court records.

Danielle Flint ran away from Huckleberry House, a youth shelter in Columbus, on Dec. 2, 2025, and wasn't seen again until Aug. 21, when Springfield police and an officer from a U.S. Marshals task force searched the Springfield home of Jobe Binkley and found her alive inside, according to ABC6.

Binkley, 48, is a former teacher with the Springfield City School District, where he was placed on administrative leave in November 2024. Court records reviewed by ABC6 show officers had gone to his home twice before during the search for Flint — and each time, he refused to let them inside and insisted she wasn't there.

Charges — and Possibly More to Come

Binkley has been charged with interference with custody and is currently out on bond. Former Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien told reporters that additional charges could follow once the case reaches a grand jury, depending on what investigators uncover.

SHE WAS FOUND ALIVE — 263 DAYS AFTER SHE VANISHED

The case surfaced amid a broader push by the Marshals Service: Operation Meridian recovered nearly 80 missing children across Ohio this summer, according to local reporting, underscoring how many runaway and missing-child cases quietly stretch on for months before a break comes.

Neither Huckleberry House nor the Springfield City School District has issued a detailed public statement on the case. It's not yet clear what led investigators back to Binkley's address a third time, or what specifically changed between the earlier, unsuccessful searches and the August recovery.

Flint's current condition and circumstances since her recovery have not been publicly detailed. The Clark County Prosecutor's Office is expected to present evidence to a grand jury in the coming weeks.