Tag Archives: Missing Person

Van Buren’s Alert Form will decrease response time to locate missing children and adults under guardianship. Sheriff Michael Brock said the form was created in response to requests from concerned citizens. The citizens wanted to help shorten the time it takes for authorities to begin their search for missing persons. “It all started when that parent reached out to me ... Read More »

An investigation into a missing Clay man two weeks ago has now turned into a homicide investigation. 53-year-old Michael Harding was last seen on Sunday, September 18th, and reported missing the following Tuesday. Sheriff Brandon Boone said Harding was found deceased in Cumberland County, Kentucky. Boone said that the Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have since ... Read More »

The Cookeville Police Department investigating skeletal remains located Wednesday that appear to belong to a man missing since July. Detectives were searching for 53-year-old Stephen Scott in a remote area near New Horizon Drive off of South Jefferson Avenue. An acquaintance of Scott directed the detectives to a once maintained campsite of Scott’s. That is where the skeletal remains along ... Read More »

The case of Joshua Bohannon identified last week led many to ask how does the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office tackle a missing person’s case? Sheriff Eddie Farris said his office has a protocol that kicks in when someone is reported missing. “There’s a lot of things that we put in place in the computer system, so if that individual shows ... Read More »

Two missing persons cases are currently ongoing in Putnam County, and when it comes to such cases, law enforcement officials say it’s a big undertaking. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said key resources the utilize are law enforcement partnerships. “We have people that’s assigned to the FBI,” Farris said. “We have people that’s assigned to the DEA, alcohol and tobacco ... Read More »

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has been working Monday to find the whereabouts of 27-year-old Joshuah Brian Bohannon. Sheriff Eddie Farris said Bohannon was last seen near Burgess Falls State Park last week. “We’ve been talking to the family all weekend and doing certain things that we could,” Farris said. “It sort of got more ramped up today. We got ... Read More »

A man who went missing at Cummins Falls State Park has not been located after more than two weeks of searching. Robert James Qucsai III entered the park February 3, and was reported missing after his vehicle was found abandoned. TDEC Communications Director Eric Ward said Tennessee State Parks utilized search teams in the air, on the ground and underwater. ... Read More »

A more than three-day search of Cummins Falls State Park has led TDEC officials to believe the missing person is no longer on park property. TDEC Communications Director Eric Ward said 42 year-old Robert Qucsai III was not located and Cummins Falls State Park has reopened. Ward said TDEC will continue to work with agency partners to share any information ... Read More »

Additional agencies are getting involved as the search continues for a missing hiker at Cummins Falls State Park. That is according to State Park Manager Ray Cutcher, who said he could not disclose which agencies are joining the missing persons search. Cutcher said that the person might not even be in the park at this time. He said they know ... Read More »

A person is missing in Cummins Falls State Park as first-responders and park rangers continue the search. Cummins Falls Park Manager Ray Cutcher confirmed that attempts are being made to try and ping the missing person’s cellphone. Cutcher said that 25 State Park Rangers, Jackson County Rescue Squad, Jackson County EMS and volunteer fire departments are working together in the ... Read More »