MI MI - Todd Lilge, 50, parked car, left keys after meeting Michigan State Police, Allegan, 18 Jan 2019

[Looking4Answers23]

I a saw man Saturday evening, around 7pm, who looked a lot like him. I was in Wayland, MI. He kept smiling at me. I left a message with the State police so they could check the camera of the location I was at. Hope they find him safe.

Thank you for reporting this. If you dont mind sharing where abouts in wayland did u think you may have saw him?

 

[Cherry]

Is it possible he was no longer clean and had begun using again? To leave a long term program is not good news. I wonder if he purchased from a cop or what on earth, he went voluntary to a 'meeting' and walked out w the cops?

 

[azure]

Is it possible he was no longer clean and had begun using again? To leave a long term program is not good news. I wonder if he purchased from a cop or what on earth, he went voluntary to a 'meeting' and walked out w the cops?

I think that if he did something as cut and dried as this, he’d just be arrested and that would be it. I think, and again this is JMO, that he got called in for something bigger than drugs.

 

[Steelslady]

I think that if he did something as cut and dried as this, he’d just be arrested and that would be it. I think, and again this is JMO, that he got called in for something bigger than drugs.

Hopefully he wasn't a witness to a murder or something illegal that he saw going on.

I wonder, if he's alive, what is he using for money. Did they check homeless shelters? We don't know enough about him to know if he is able to try to live off the grid.

 

[YaYa_521]

Help Us Find Todd Lilge

This FB account has quite a few updates about searches and comments.

Etr - a link and a comment. hush!

 

[doodles1211]

Still missing...
Man missing from Allegan Co. since January

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 21, 2019
Police seek help finding Plainwell man missing since January | Allegan News
According to the Michigan State Police, the Paw Paw Post got a call reporting Lilge missing Saturday, Jan. 19, and he was last seen in Plainwell Friday, Jan. 18, about 10 a.m. at the Plainwell Department of Public Safety offices on M-89.

His vehicle was found in the Allegan County State Game Area on 125th Avenue, near 43rd Street in Heath Township.

 

[Dre]

Man missing from Allegan County; vehicle found

bump!

 

[PommyMommy]

Todd Michael Lilge
NamUs #MP54862

Date of Last Contact January 18, 2019
NamUs Case Created January 23, 2019
Missing From Allegan, Michigan
Missing Age 50 Years
Current Age 50 Years
Height 5' 11" (71 Inches)
Weight 254 lbs
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Hair Color Gray or Partially Gray
Eye Color Hazel
Last known Location Allegan, Michigan 49010 Map
County Allegan County

Circumstances of Disappearance Subject left an interview with the Michigan State Police and went to a state park in the area, parked his car and left the keys inside.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Wagtales10]

Sounds like someone had a very guilty conscious or is on the run from LE.

 

[Dre]

I agree, he prematurely left the meeting with LE, and agitated at that.
If he went to take his own life, why not confess first? And why wouldn’t they have found the body after so much time?
If he went to flee, wouldn’t you think he’d have to take more time to come up with a plan to do so? Right after the meeting sounds impulsive and dangerous. Maybe he already had a plan in place if he were to become suspected of something?
I sure would love to have been a fly on the wall for that meeting....

 

[Deleted member 50844]

I’m interested to know if anyone else from that facility who was chummy with him has left recently. Could a plan have been hatched to hide him out/start a new life/etc with such a person?

 

[trophyhusband]

What’s weird is this is legitimately 10-15 miles from my home and the first I have heard of this missing person. I haven’t seen any posters or anything at the local small town grocery stores or gas stations in Allegan or Van Buren counties. I certainly hope he is alright.

 

[PommyMommy]

A SAR team with K9's searched for Todd on March 24. Sadly, that is the last news I can find. Help Us Find Todd Lilge

 

[ilovematt]

If a person is suspected of a crime and called in for preliminary interviews then disappears the case would never be public record? It would only appear in the public court docs if actually charged, right? No matter what the situation, opioids suck and constantly ruin lives. Idk if it will ever stop. Parents also won’t stop remaining in denial.

 

[SIMtruth]

Believe there's a warrant out for him now. Not drug related, some sort of molestation or CSC.

 

[PommyMommy]

Believe there's a warrant out for him now. Not drug related, some sort of molestation or CSC.

Yikes. There were three counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct, 2nd Degree, Multiple Variables filed against him on 2/28/2019.

Case ID: 190758FY-FY
Offense Date: 9/1/2006

https://micourt.courts.michigan.gov...rtyTypeNumber=D01&caseType=FY&petitionNumber=

 

[Dre]

Good find @PommyMommy!
I wonder if his remains haven’t been found in the woods yet or if he did have a plan of escape... will be watching!

 

[PommyMommy]

Good find @PommyMommy!
I wonder if his remains haven’t been found in the woods yet or if he did have a plan of escape... will be watching!

Yep, it fills in a blank or two, but we are still left to ponder his whereabouts, unfortunately. Here's a definition of the charges. It is really long so I'm not going to copy it all here.

Michigan Legislature - Section 750.520c
750.520c Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree; felony.

Sec. 520c.

(1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree if the person engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exists:

(a) That other person is under 13 years of age.

(b) That other person is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and any of the following:

(i) The actor is a member of the same household as the victim.

(ii) The actor is related by blood or affinity to the fourth degree to the victim.

(iii) The actor is in a position of authority over the victim and the actor used this authority to coerce the victim to submit.

(iv) The actor is a teacher, substitute teacher, or administrator of the public school, nonpublic school, school district, or intermediate school district in which that other person is enrolled.

(continued at the link)

 

[YaYa_521]

Are there any reports on what he was last seen wearing and whether he had any tattoos? I found this flyer on the FB page linked above by PommyMommy. It just says "black jacket and jeans". This UID who was found about 2 1/2 hours away was wearing "Black down jacket, white Nike gym shoes, black socks, blue sweat pants, black T shirt". It also describes a tattoo of a cross on the UID's right upper arm. Any chance this is Todd's body?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
MI - MI-Male, UP57604, Pulled from Detroit River, cross tattoo, 2019