Monday, January 30, 2012
Missing Lawrence Man Located After Friday Night Search
A young Lawrence County man was located safely Saturday after having gone missing the night before.
The missing persons report was filed Friday night. The complainant told deputies that the twenty-one-year-old man who lived with him had disappeared, along with his .22 caliber rifle. He indicated that the young man was suffering from depression in the wake of his mother’s death.
The complainant said that he had last seen the young man around 3:00 p.m. It was around 9:30, he said, when he located the young man’s truck in a remote location he frequented. Deputies report the truck was unlocked with the keys in the ignition.
A note that appeared to have been written in blood had been placed on a windshield wiper blade, along with two spent .22 shell casings and a cell phone with a bullet hole through it. The note read simply, “Too late.”
A search was quickly organized by law enforcement agencies and the New Prospect Fire Department. A Search and Rescue K-9 was also called in. The search continued for several hours, however they were unable to locate any sign of the young man.
Saturday morning a deputy driving in the area reports he spotted the young man walking down a driveway. He said that the man had sustained several bruises and scratches, and that he was thirsty, but otherwise seemed to have sustained no injury. He was transported to Crockett Hospital to undergo an evaluation.
