From
@inmyhumbleopinion ’s link above (excellent info BTW!)
“[...]
Polzien also learned, via the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Service, that a Hollister, Missouri, police officer ran Cabinaw’s license plate April 2, 2010, just after midnight; then a deputy with the Washington, Arkansas, Sheriff Department ran the same plate three hours later.
The deputy noted Cabinaw was sleeping in his car, parked at the Brentwood Rest Area off U.S. 71 in West Fork. Whether Cabinaw was alone in the vehicle is unknown. The officer was wearing a body camera, and Polzien said he’s seen the video and has requested the audio.[...]”
This article, combined with what was previously known, seems to lay out a pretty detailed route and timeline. He was found sleeping in his car which makes me think he was making the trip to Texas (at least) willingly. I just can’t decide whether or not he has
remained gone by choice. This is a very intriguing case. I hope they are able to get more information from the officer’s body cam.
Thanks for sharing this article!
ETA: the timeline seems to indicate he was trying to get to where he was going relatively quickly, without making many stops...and his lack of funds makes me wonder if maybe he was expecting some sort of pay out when he arrived at his destination? Pure speculation on my part (I’ve read some rumor-based theories regarding his disappearance). I’m also curious as to why his LP was ran back to back in such a short period of time. I’d guess it was probably just routine, given that his car had some visible body damage, was on the road during the middle of the night, and had out of state license plates. I’d likely call it in also.
Now I’m really curious about his encounter with the Arkansas deputy. I wonder what that conversation consisted of, if at all helpful in his case.
EATA: it just dawned on me; if he was in Texas the day after his disappearance (April 1st) and then in Missouri and Arkansas on April 2nd, wouldn’t that mean he was on his way back to Michigan?? (The new article says he was in Texas on the 1st of April, although his CP profile says he was there after being in MO and AR, which was on the 2nd...so I may be reading that wrong
)
(am I understanding the timeline correctly? In the days immediately following his disappearance?)
March 31, 2010, 7:30 p.m. - Traverse City, Michigan: He and a friend — Gary Wittig of Traverse City — played disc golf at Hickory Hills and Wittig told law enforcement Cabinaw dropped him off near the volleyball courts at the Open Space, a beach-side park.
March 31, 2010 about 9 p.m. - near Traverse City, Michigan: Cabinaw’s bank card was used at the Buckley General Store.
April 1, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.: Cabinaw made his required monthly call to the Army National Guard’s automated phone system, to report he was still a student at Northwestern Michigan College.
April 1, 2010 at 2:00 a.m. - Mattawan, Michigan: His bank card was used at a Speedway in Mattawan, Michigan, a four corners off Interstate 94, 10 miles west of Kalamazoo, Michigan. There’s video of this transaction and Cabinaw’s family confirmed it was Jake. He’s alone in the vehicle and no other vehicles appear to be following.
April 1, 2010 - Fort Worth, Texas: Later that day, Cabinaw again paid for gas, first at an Exxon station in Fort Worth, Texas, and a few hours later at Skinny’s 7-Eleven in
Sweetwater, Texas. Video of the 7-Eleven transaction is Cabinaw, Barringer said, though Polzien and Cranson both said they’re less certain.
April 2, 2010, just after midnight - Hollister, Missouri: A police officer ran Cabinaw’s license plate.
April 2, 2010, 3:00 a.m. - West Fork, Arkansas: Then a deputy with the Washington, Arkansas, Sheriff Department ran the same plate three hours later. He noted Cabinaw was asleep in his car, which was parked at the Brentwood Rest Area off U.S. 71 in West Fork.
