‘Come to Nina’s’: Mother, husband of missing Maxville woman plead for her safe return amid ongoing search

MAXVILLE, Fla. – A Duval County woman has been missing for two days, and her family is begging for answers.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday said it believes Kayla Bailey, 34, may be in danger after she was last seen at her home in Maxville late Sunday evening, and asked for the community’s help to determine if she is safe.

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Her mother, Lisa Lucas, said that as more time passes since her daughter went missing, she becomes more concerned.

“Kayla, please come home,” she said.

She also said that her daughter has been in a dark place recently. Three weeks ago, Lucas says Bailey left home with her children, but returned last week on Tuesday, and was “just not herself.”

Her husband, Joshua Bailey, says Kayla was wearing a black romper when she left their home on foot Monday morning. He tells News4JAX that he went to the Sunoco near Maxville, where her last location pinged, to try and find her.

“We were hoping that we could just pick her up and bring her home, because the kids still needed to go to school and everything else like that,” Joshua said. “And we started the search right away. We knew something was wrong.”

While they’re not sure where she is right now, her family is hoping she’ll make a safe return soon.

“Please, please, if you’re just out there and just need to come home, then come home,” Joshua said.

“Come to Nina’s, come to my house,” Lucas said. “Come somewhere where we can help you. I know you’re scared, and I know you don’t like the dark, and it’s getting ready to be dark again, baby girl, just please. I just pray for her safe return.”

According to JSO, Kayla Bailey, 34, was last seen at her home in Maxville late Sunday evening wearing a black romper, brown shoes, and glasses.

Police described her as a 5-foot-8 woman who weighs about 250 pounds with green eyes and blonde/strawberry hair.

Police said they also spoke with Bailey’s daughter, who said she believes she saw her mother around 5:45 the following morning, but also said that she was half asleep at the time.

The daughter added that she saw Bailey standing in the middle of a room, but that her mother didn’t say anything.

JSO said its officers have canvassed “immediate areas” as well as locations that Bailey is believed to have frequented, like the Jacksonville Public Library, but were unable to locate her.

Anyone with information on Bailey’s location is asked to call JSO immediately at 904-630-0500.