Missing Tennessee Teen Last Seen in Virginia Found Safe

A missing 17-year-old girl who was last seen at a motel in southwestern Virginia has been found safe.

Grace Olivia Galliher was found safe Thursday, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office said. Richard Tester, the 52-year-old man Galliher was seen with, is in custody. 

Authorities say Galliher left her home in Bristol, Tennessee, on Tuesday. She was last seen Wednesday at a motel in Marion, Virginia, with Tester. 

The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office did not say where the two were found. 

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