Update: Local authorities safely locate missing Augusta County woman

Update: Tuesday, 10:14 a.m. Virginia Lashaun Painter has been safely located, according to a report from the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a missing 47-year-old female.

Virginia Lashaun Painter was last seen on Dec. 16 in Stuarts Draft.

She was last seen wearing black jeans and a light gray and blue sweatshirt.

Painter has multiple tattoos, including a music note on her left neck and a butterfly on her left forearm.

If anyone has any information about this missing person, please contact the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office at 540-245-5333 or Crime Stoppers at 800-322-2017.