AUG 11, 2023
"We don’t want people to forget that he’s missing," said Barry's half-sister, Emily Scaletta. "We’re not going to forget about him by any means."
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Schmalbach's half-sister, ES, came to Cape Coral one week ago from Chicago. ...
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Scaletta is now back home, waiting for answers.
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Since she left, Scaletta said police have called her and said they're still working on leads.
Also since her return home, Barry Schmalbach's boyfriend, Christopher Davis, has been arrested. He was arrested on a 2018 South Carolina warrant for probation violation. The violation, according to the arrest warrant obtained by Fox 4, says he did not report to his probation officer after moving from Florida to South Carolina. The original charge in the case is for grand larceny, records show.
Davis was arrested by Cape Coral Police on August 1 for the warrant and was extradited to Lexington County in South Carolina. He faced a judge on Friday and his bond was set at $50,000.
... The missing persons report shows Davis was the last person to see him on July 19. He told police that Barry got into someone's car or an Uber outside the Cruisers bar and left; however, police say Barry was last seen at his apartment.
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