NC NC - James Wilson, 78, Jacksonville, 31 May 2018 *silver Alert

[GuyfromCanada]

"On Thursday, May 31, 2018, Jacksonville Police Department issued a Silver Alert for James Wilson, Jr., a 78-year old man who apparently walk away from his home in the Country Club Road area.
Mr. Wilson suffers from dementia. He sometimes believes that he is still on active duty and frequents locations in the Jacksonville area. Mr. Wilson is a black male, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs approximately 196 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes.
“We are asking residents to check infrequently used outbuildings on their property such as storage sheds, particularly buildings that may not be used daily.” said Chief Mike Yaniero, Director of Public Safety.
The department has been utilizing Police Canines from our agency and the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office to search wooded areas and the Jacksonville Public Safety Water Rescue Team to search waterways. The NC State Highway Patrol helicopter is assisting with the search."

Jacksonville Public Safety
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[doodles1211]

His NAMUS page...

Missing Person Case

 

[doodles1211]

looks like there was a possible sighting of Mr. Wilson...

Jacksonville Public Safety

 

[Darling136]

Silver alert
NCDPS - Silver Alert - Active Alerts

 

[doodles1211]

The silver alert has been deactivated.

NCDPS - Silver Alert - Active Alerts

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Looks like he was not located.

The search for a 78-year-old Jacksonville man remains ongoing, according to the Jacksonville Police Department.

In a news release Wednesday, Sgt. Mark Ketchum, supervisor of the criminal investigative division, said Wilson was known to hitch-hike in the past. Family of Wilson’s has been contacted by the department and area agencies were notified in Georgia, South Carolina and Michigan.

“Although eight months has passed, we continue to ask for assistance from the public in this case,” Ketchum said in the release. “No piece of information is too small and each and every tip is being investigated.”

Search for man missing for 8 months is still ongoing

 

[doodles1211]

Missing Person Investigation is ongoing for James Wilson, Jr. one year later

Still missing...

 

[iulia]

James Wilson Jr. – The Charley Project

James Wilson Jr.

Details of Disappearance
Wilson was last seen in Jacksonville, North Carolina on May 31, 2018. He apparently wandered away from his home in the Country Club Road area and has never been heard from again.

Wilson has been known to wander and hitchhike, and is described as "very capable" due to his prior training in the Marine Corps. He is a skilled carpenter and he earned a Purple Heart while serving in the Vietnam War. His case remains unsolved.