Recovered/Located CA - Josiah "Jesse" Camp, 38, Former MTV star, Riverside, 19 July 2018

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Former ‘MTV’ VJ Jesse Camp Reported Missing After Being Stopped by Police


Jesse Camp, Former MTV VJ, Reported Missing in Riverside

Jesse Camp, a one-time video jockey for MTV’s “Total Request Live,” has been reported missing in Riverside, California.

Camp’s sister, Marisha, reported to Riverside police on July 19 that she had last seen her brother in California, and announced his disappearance in an Instagram story on Monday.

https://pagesix.com/2018/07/23/police-investigating-disappearance-of-former-mtv-vj-jesse-camp/

Police investigating disappearance of former MTV VJ Jesse Camp

A spokesman for the Riverside Police Department in California confirmed to Page Six on Monday that Camp, whose real name is Josiah Camp, was reported missing on July 19 by his sister. Friends and family have been sharing concerned messages on social media, asking anyone for information on his whereabouts.

Camp, 38, rose to fame in 1998 when he became an MTV VJ after winning the network’s first “Wanna Be a VJ” contest. He had previously been homeless.

In recent times, Camp had been keeping in touch with his elderly mother via weekly phone calls, but according to police, he hasn’t contacted her since July 11 or 12. An ex-girlfriend of Camp’s also tried reaching out to him but told cops a stranger picked up his cell phone and said that Camp had given him the phone and three bags of property.

The police spokesman also told Page Six that Camp’s sister said he had been depressed lately but didn’t indicate if he was suicidal.

The former “TRL” personality was last seen in Riverside. He has not been located in any local hospitals or jails.

Should any suspicion be found, Camp’s case will be transferred to the robbery-homicide unit.
 
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@cybervampira Will you help me make this correct? My tablet is being wacky. Tia
 
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Camp had been keeping in touch with his elderly mother via weekly phone calls, but according to police, he hasn’t contacted her since July 11 or 12. An ex-girlfriend of Camp’s also tried reaching out to him but told cops a stranger picked up his cell phone and said that Camp had given him the phone and three bags of property.

https://pagesix.com/2018/07/23/police-investigating-disappearance-of-former-mtv-vj-jesse-camp/
 
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Jesse Camp reported missing

Jesse Camp, the former homeless man who became an MTV VJ by winning a reality-show contest, has been reported as missing by his family.

The New York Post’s Page Six column reported Monday, citing the Riverside Police Department in California, that the former TV star whose real name is Josiah Camp has not been seen for almost two weeks.

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Riverside Police Department

MISSING PERSON

•JOSIAH "JESSE" CAMP
•38-years-old
•White male adult, 6'5"/170, brown hair, blue eyes
•Possibly transient staying in local motels in Inland Empire area

The sister of Josiah Camp, more commonly known as "Jesse Camp," reported him as a missing person to the Riverside Police Department on Thursday, July 19, 2018. Family members who he routinely keeps in contact with had not heard from him for about a week. During their inquiries into his possible whereabouts, they learned Jesse was recently in the city of Riverside, but is also known to frequent the Inland Empire region. There does not appear to be anything suspicious at this time regarding Jesse being missing other than his ceased contact with family and friends.

Jesse was famously known in the late 90's and early 2000's for hosting shows on MTV. After news of Jesse going missing today, it was learned he was last seen in the city of Fontana Thursday morning, before the missing person report was made.

Jesse's family is concerned and would like to make contact with him. If you see or know of his whereabouts, please contact your local law enforcement agency so his welfare can be checked and family notified. You can reference Riverside Police incident number P18134906.

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According to the article linked above, a police officer interacted with him in the morning of July 19th, just hours before he was reported missing. I wonder what prompted the officer to check him out.

The officer saw Camp in front of a Sherwin Williams store around 10am and did a 'pedestrian check' to make sure he was okay.

After determining that Camp was fine and verifying his identity, the officer took no further action. Hours later, [Camp's sister] filed a missing person report in Riverside.
 
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Jesse Camp, Star of MTV's Wanna Be a VJ, Reported Missing: Police

Camp, 38, was reported missing by his sister Marisha Camp on July 19, Officer Ryan Railsback of the Riverside Police Department tells PEOPLE.

“She had been in contact with someone who had told her [Camp] was in Riverside a week ago, and that he’s been known to travel to the Inland Empire, and Riverside, from time to time,” says Railsback. [...]

While he said police “don’t see anything suspicious” about his disappearance, he added Marisha called police after saying her brother “might have been depressed recently.”
 
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https://theblast.com/missing-jesse-camp-arrested-theft-mtv/
Well he was arrested for a common theft technique users tend to do, so my guess is drugs are involved at some level. Meth or heroin, not sure what the "thing" is in that area. Probably explains why the officer needed to do a welfare check at 10am outside the store...that's usually why they do them in CO. Giving his cell phone and 3 bags of property to a "stranger" could indicate he owed some money for drugs, or possibly something else, but drugs would be my best guess. All MOO. I have a feeling he is probably okish, but we'll see.
 
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I remember watching Jesse back in the 90's... hoping he is found safe.
 
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so sad :(

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Thanks for helping me post about him, everyone!
This is local to me and I'm worried that it's so hot here.
I drove around a bit, but I can do more tomorrow
 
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Good news!

Now Jesse -- call your mother!!
 

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