Sikeston, Missouri - The Missouri Highway Patrol is joining the effort to find a missing New Madrid County teen.

According to the missing person report, 14-year-old Christian Burton was last seen at her home in Sikeston, Missouri.

The missing person report said she was left alone at the home when her dad left for work at 6:50 Monday morning. She is home-schooled, and when her mom returned from work, she found Burton and her cell phone were missing.

She is about 5-foot tall, 90 pounds, with brown eyes and fair complexion. She has brown hair with blue and green highlighted tips. She was last seen wearing pajamas, but may now be wearing a black Pokemon shirt, blue jeans and black Converse tennis shoes.

Her mom told police that she had an online relationship in 2015 with an unknown 40-year-old man.

Police said they pinged her cell phone which placed it about 17 miles outside Lowry City in Western Missouri.

Anyone with information is asked to call the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department at (573) 748-2516.