GA GA - Tony Lamar Cates, 50, Truck Found, Lumpkin Co, 10 May 2021

[mlhenn]

Missing Lumpkin County man's truck found, no sign of him

Lumpkin County Missing Person Alert - Lumpkin

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Missing from Lumpkin County, Georgia

Tony Cates without beard

With a beard

Tony Lamar Cates, a 50-year-old white male, is a missing person from Lumpkin County, Georgia. On Sunday 5/9/2021, Tony Lamar Cates was last seen and appeared to be in good condition.

On Monday morning 5/10/2021, Tony Lamar Cates spoke with a coworker on the phone and appeared to be in good condition.

Later on, 5/10/2021 at 5:30 am, the truck that is normally driven by Tony Lamar Cates was found parked at Mill Creek Baptist Church.

The last Tony Lamar Cates was seen he had a beard.

 

[mlhenn]

Lumpkin County search for Tony Lamar Cates | 11alive.com

Sheriff: Lumpkin County man goes missing after calling coworker


According to authorities, Cates was on the phone with his coworker before he went missing Monday, May 10. They said nothing was out of the ordinary and he appeared to be in good shape.

Later Monday morning at around 5:30 a.m., a truck he normally drives was found at Mill Creek Baptist Church, off Mill Creek Road, the department said.

 

[meanmaryjean]

He spoke to a coworker BEFORE 0530? Did they work night shift? Because that's waaaay early to be calling a coworker.

 

[Limecat]

So strange. Of course we don’t yet have enough info to know much of anything, but it struck me that his car was found at a church. Can’t say why, but that wasn’t what I expected.

 

[mlhenn]

He spoke to a coworker BEFORE 0530? Did they work night shift? Because that's waaaay early to be calling a coworker.

That or possibly they worked somewhere where they had to commute a bit.
My husband used to leave out at 4:30am or so to meet coworkers so they could drive to the worksite.

 

[GraceG]

His last known incarceration listed no scars or other identifying marks on him. This was a while ago, so the physical description may have changed a bit. TONY LAMAR CATES Inmate 0001068751: Georgia Prisoner

 

[mlhenn]

Believe this is the Mill Creek Baptist Church where his truck was found parked.
It took me a sec to find the right one (actually several in GA). But this one is in Lumpkin Co.


Mill Creek Baptist Church
Google Maps

The location seems quite rural.

Curious what the circumstances were around his truck being parked there.
Was it a place he regularly parked?
Did he attend church there?
Was it just by chance someone found his truck there?

 

[mlhenn]

So strange. Of course we don’t yet have enough info to know much of anything, but it struck me that his car was found at a church. Can’t say why, but that wasn’t what I expected.

BBM for focus

I agree we don’t yet have enough info.
And of course with that, comes a handful of questions I have.

•Was talking to his coworker before 5:30am a normal occurrence?
•If not, what was the conversation about? It states he seemed to be ok during the conversation.
•Why was his truck parked at the church?
•Was his truck locked?
•Was there any damages to his truck?
•Did he leave anything behind...keys, phone, wallet?
•How far is his house from where his truck was found?
•Does he live alone? Have they checked his house to see if anything seemed out of the ordinary?
•Anything major or different recently going on in his life?

>>See! Told ya I have a lot of questions!

 

[swanniee11]

Tony Cates
According to family this is his page, no posts though in years.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

There seems to be a much more recent arrest here.

Tony Lamar Cates Mugshot and Arrest Record ID: 55307850 (Lumpkin, Georgia)

 

[Limecat]

BBM for focus

I agree we don’t yet have enough info.
And of course with that, comes a handful of questions I have.

•Was talking to his coworker before 5:30am a normal occurrence?
•If not, what was the conversation about? It states he seemed to be ok during the conversation.
•Why was his truck parked at the church?
•Was his truck locked?
•Was there any damages to his truck?
•Did he leave anything behind...keys, phone, wallet?
•How far is his house from where his truck was found?
•Does he live alone? Have they checked his house to see if anything seemed out of the ordinary?
•Anything major or different recently going on in his life?

>>See! Told ya I have a lot of questions!

Me too, mlhenn. So many I couldn’t formulate them, not nearly as well as you did.

 

[indicolite22]

I agree we don’t yet have enough info.
And of course with that, comes a handful of questions I have.

•Was talking to his coworker before 5:30am a normal occurrence?
•If not, what was the conversation about? It states he seemed to be ok during the conversation.
•Why was his truck parked at the church?
•Was his truck locked?
•Was there any damages to his truck?
•Did he leave anything behind...keys, phone, wallet?
•How far is his house from where his truck was found?
•Does he live alone? Have they checked his house to see if anything seemed out of the ordinary?
•Anything major or different recently going on in his life?

>>See! Told ya I have a lot of questions!

BBM. You can find a couple of details if you search posts on fb for tony cates phone.

 

[indicolite22]

There seems to be a much more recent arrest here.

Tony Lamar Cates Mugshot and Arrest Record ID: 55307850 (Lumpkin, Georgia)

From the link: Battery- Family Violence; Arrest Date 04/05/2021

Did he have any court appearances scheduled?

 

[mlhenn]

Missing Lumpkin County man's truck found, no sign of him | AccessWDUN.com

Just confirmation of the church’s location...


His truck was found parked at Mill Creek Baptist Church in Dahlonega, GA.

 

[MizzPriss]

Missing Lumpkin County man's truck found, no sign of him

Lumpkin County Missing Person Alert - Lumpkin

PRESS RELEASE


Missing from Lumpkin County, Georgia

Tony Cates without beard

With a beard

Tony Lamar Cates, a 50-year-old white male, is a missing person from Lumpkin County, Georgia. On Sunday 5/9/2021, Tony Lamar Cates was last seen and appeared to be in good condition.

On Monday morning 5/10/2021, Tony Lamar Cates spoke with a coworker on the phone and appeared to be in good condition.

Later on, 5/10/2021 at 5:30 am, the truck that is normally driven by Tony Lamar Cates was found parked at Mill Creek Baptist Church.

The last Tony Lamar Cates was seen he had a beard.

Was he married? Any children? What type of work does he do?

 

[indicolite22]

Missing Lumpkin County man's truck found, no sign of him | AccessWDUN.com

Just confirmation of the church’s location...


His truck was found parked at Mill Creek Baptist Church in Dahlonega, GA.

According to radaris.com and mylife.com he lives in Dahlonega (rural area, about 10 miles from where his truck was found in town).

Are there any surveillance cameras at the church location?

 

[indicolite22]

Was he married? Any children? What type of work does he do?

According to his 2018 fb page (the first one is from 2019) he has children. Tony Cates
Judging by his father's 2020 obituary he has a fiancée.

 

[meanmaryjean]

Re: The truck being at the church, I lived in a pretty rural area outside Indianapolis once and it was not uncommon for men who worked at the same major Indy employer to carpool from a church. Four guys, three leave their vehicles and one drives them all. It's pretty common.

 

[mlhenn]

His daughter continues to share his missing info through SM

 

[mlhenn]

Appears he is still missing according to his daughter who is still pleading for his return.