Found Deceased IL - Jovon Nelson, 24, left his apt in distress, 3200 block 92nd St, Chicago, 9 Apr 2024

[Unalienable Rights]

https://home.chicagopolice.org/cpd-missing-jovon-nelson-24/

MISSING PERSON
Sent: 2024-04-10 @ 23:11 Case: JH-219048

Last Name NELSON
First Name JOVON
Age 24
Gender MALE
Height 5’09”
Weight 140
Eyes BROWN
Hair BLACK
Complexion MEDIUM
Race AFRICAN-AMERICAN
BirthDate 04-NOV-1999Last Contact 09-APR-2024
Marks NECK TATTOO

The above missing person is from the area of the 3200 block of E. 92nd St.

He was last seen wearing a gray jogging suit and wears his hair in dreadlocks.

Anyone with information is asked to contact 911 or the Area Two Special Victims Unit at (312) 747-8274.

Chicago mom calls on police to help find her missing son

A Chicago mom is calling on police to help find her son who has been missing for almost two weeks.

www.fox32chicago.com

A Chicago mom is calling on police to help find her son who has been missing for almost two weeks.

Tangela Nelson said she has organized a dozen search parties with drones and K9s as well as searched through abandoned buildings. But still, there is no sign of her son.

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Tangela said her son tried to ask police and a bridge worker near the Calumet River for help, to no avail.

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[GraceG]

His arrest records (Chicago only) are here, nothing recent, a marijuana charge and one for gambling when he was very young. https://home.chicagopolice.org/services/adult-arrest-search/ This article from the local news - mother says he had no shoes, no wallet, no phone and family thinks he may be having a mental health crises. ‘Sounded very distraught’: Mother seeking help finding son last seen near Calumet River

 

[LoveyG]

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Tangela said her son tried to ask police and a bridge worker near the Calumet River for help, to no avail.

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Snipped: I wonder what kind of help he was asking for.

 

[GraceG]

I worry that this was a mental health break of some sort. His arrest record (which I linked earlier) does indicate he likely used marijuana recreationally. at least at that time. Yes, it's legal in Illinois, but numerous studies have shown that marijuana in teens (or use of a potent strain) due to the development of the brain during those years, has lead to an increase in mental health issues including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in young people, especially young men. 'Always positive for cannabis': More evidence shows weed's link to mental health risks in young adults

 

[GraceG]

It actually looks like that source is incorrect and is not a reputable news source either. Other actual news sources say the body has not been identified.

Here is the last article I spotted in MSM. It only mentions a body being found, no identity yet. Man's body recovered from Calumet River on Chicago's Far South Side.

 

[GraceG]

The official report is in from WGN news here in Chicago. The body was identified as Jovon. May he rest in peace and his family find some peace as well in the coming days, what a blow for them all. Missing 24-year-old man found dead in Calumet River

 

[tarabull]

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..."The last phone call, he said, 'Ma I need help. Ma could you help me?'" Nelson's mother told NBC Chicago. "He sounded really frightened."

Body found in Chicago ID'd as missing man who vanished after making mysterious final phone call to mom

A body that was recovered by police from the Calumet River on Chicago’s Far South Side Wednesday has been identified as a missing 24-year-old man from South Chicago.

www.nbcchicago.com

 

[Northern Sigh]

Heartbreaking