Holding up a $5,000 reward flier, the father of a missing 10‑year‑old South Florida girl begged Wednesday for help finding his daughter, saying he is "desperate" and believes the search should be expanded to "everywhere in Florida."

"I beg, I'm begging from the bottom of my heart – I just want to find my daughter. I want her to come home," Gordon Terrelonge said at a news conference.

Girl last seen in Orlando mall

Terrelonge has been searching for his daughter, Gabrielle, affectionately known as "Gabby," since she was last seen on June 30, 2025, at the Florida Mall in Orlando with her mother, 34‑year‑old Passha Davis, after traveling by Greyhound bus.

He officially reported her missing on Oct. 29, though he recalled a similar disappearance in 2022 when she was later found.

Earlier this month, the FBI Miami joined the Margate Police Department in the search for Gabby and issued a missing child alert. Authorities believe she may be in the Orlando area.

Mother arrested after disappearance revealed

On Nov. 4, Davis was arrested at the Lauderhill Transit Station after investigators learned of Gabby's disappearance. During her bond hearing, Davis did not provide any information about her daughter's location.

This was not Davis's first offense in recent months. She was taken into custody for shoplifting on Oct. 17, after a Margate police officer stopped her near a Dollar Tree.

Bodycam footage obtained by CBS News Miami showed Davis refusing to identify herself, pulling items from her pockets, and ultimately being charged with false identity and resisting arrest without violence. That arrest led to the investigation into her daughter's whereabouts.

According to Davis's arrest report, she told police she believed Gabby was with her father. But Terrelonge told investigators he had not seen his daughter since May. The report also noted Davis is homeless and suffers from mental health and substance abuse issues. Family members said no one has had contact with or seen Davis or Gabrielle since December 2024.

Father recalls daughter's personality and dreams

At Wednesday's press conference, Terrelonge described his daughter as both vibrant and shy.

"She's a very outgoing girl," he said. "Very vibrant. But she is shy too. Very shy."

Terrelonge said she wouldn't talk to just anyone, but could easily speak with other children.

He said she loves pink, Funyon chips, and dreams of being a princess.

Most of her life, he said, she has been homeschooled, with only a brief attempt at school that lasted a short time in South Florida. He said they would buy her "the book" for each grade while she was being taught at home.

He said his last memories of her were bittersweet: she was happy, energized, and he had only a brief moment to talk with her. Still, he insists, she is "somewhere no one can find."

Mother's struggles with mental health

Terrelonge said Davis has long struggled with schizophrenia and instability. She moved to California to seek treatment from her brother, but he admits, "The whole time I didn't know she was hearing voices."

He described seeing a "dead feeling – something I've never seen from her" since Gabby's latest disappearance.

Father vows to keep searching

Despite setbacks, Terrelonge said he has pursued every lead. He once found Gabby on his own in Coconut Creek and believes he can do it again.

Asked where he thinks she is, Terrelonge said, "Honestly, everywhere in Florida at this point."

He said his determination is unwavering.

"Even if we don't find her in Orlando, she's gonna be found," he said.

He vows to keep working "until I find Gabby."

Terrelonge said that if his daughter were alone, he's "pretty sure" she would approach someone and ask to speak with him. 

"That's the scary part is she hasn't done that yet," he said.

Holidays overshadowed by daughter's absence

The search has consumed his life, reshaping even the way he feels heading into the holidays.

"I'm trying to not think about it," Terrelonge said. "There's no holiday for me… unless we find her."