Jenelle Evans, Husband David Eason Under Investigation by CPS After Teenage Son Reported Missing for Third Time

Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans and David Eason are under investigation by Child Protective Services after her 14-year-old son Jace was reported missing multiple times last month.

North Carolina law enforcement officials have confirmed to The Messenger that Evans and Eason are currently being investigated for child neglect.

Last week, Jace was reported missing for a third time, according to TMZ. The teen allegedly snuck out of the home through a window, the outlet reported. Jenelle informed the police — who were called to her home around 8 p.m. local time — that her son did not have a cell phone with him.

In August, Jenelle addressed Jace's mental health after the teen ran away for the second time within two weeks (He was first reported missing on Aug. 15, but he had been found hours after).

"A lot of my son's actions is being pinned against me, and I'm getting a lot of hate, a lot of comments," the former reality TV star said in a TikTok video. "It just keeps going and going and going." 

"My son has been having a hard time for the past two, three years," she continued. "None of this has gone public because we're trying to keep his privacy. Me and my mom, when she gave me custody, she's like, 'Oh we're just getting along, I'm just gonna give Jenelle back [custody].' Well, there was a big reason behind why I got him back." 

While she didn't further explain the reason out of respect for Jace's privacy, she did encourage parents to keep a close eye on their children.

"I will say one thing: monitor your kids' phones," she said. "If they're teenagers, and they have apps, they're on Snapchat... Snapchat is a bad one... because I monitor my kid's phone, and sometimes they get in trouble, and sometimes they get it taken away for the consequences for their actions. Sometimes they don't take that too lightly. It's kind of like an addiction to them because they're so attached to it."

The Messenger has reached out to Evans' team for comment, as well as CPS.