Woman reported missing May 12 by her mother in Chalmette has returned

A 20-year-old woman reported missing May 12 by her mother in Chalmette has returned, saying she had been living in Slidell, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Britnie Porte visited her mother, Carrie Meyer, over the weekend and met Monday with Sheriff’s detectives who had been investigating her whereabouts since the missing person report was filed, the sheriff said.

Porte told officers she had been living in Slidell for weeks and heard about media reports that she was being sought.

The mother reported she had last been seen April 29 by a relative.