PA PA - Joseph Arnold Plant, 27, missing Philadelphia, 14 March 2025

[haggis]

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Per Philadelphia Police Dept., Joey was last known to be "playing an online video game around 1:30 a.m. on March 14th, 2025" at his home: 4100 Longshore Ave., in Northeast Philadelphia.

Joey has not been in contact with his fiancee, whom he lives with, or his family.

He is 6'2" and 155 lbs.

Very distinctive tattoos.

 

[GraceG]

He has one open and active case in the PA Judicial System, but you won't find it under criminal as it stems from a forfeifure case involving drugs (he has other forfeitures in the system but this is the only active one.

Although it was filed in 2015 it's still active. https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/CaseSearch

Note from gg: In the context of asset forfeiture in most states, a "Court of Common Pleas" refers to the state's trial court of general jurisdiction. This court handles cases like civil asset forfeiture, where the government seeks to seize property alleged to be linked to criminal activity

In this case, there's no criminal case against Mr. Plant that I could find in PA related to this forfeiture. Sometimes the forfeitures are criminal Sometimes its a civil judicial forfeiture - a judicial process that does not require a criminal conviction and is a legal tool that allows law enforcement to seize property that is involved in a crime. Referred to as an in rem (against the property) action, it is an action filed against the property itself, rather than a person. In civil judicial forfeiture, an individual has the right to contest the seizure through trial proceedings. The government then must prove that the property facilitated criminal activity or represents criminal proceeds. ( www.fbi.gov)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Docket Number: CP-51-MD-0007773-2015
Forfeitures MISCELLANEOUS DOCKET
In Re: Joseph Plant
CASE INFORMATION Date Filed: 10/19/2015 Initiation Date: 10/19/2015
Case Status: Active
Status Date 01/26/2016 Forfeiture/ROP Continued Until Further Notice
10/22/2015 Awaiting Pre-Trial Conference
10/19/2015 Awaiting Disposition
Moved Pre-Trial Conference 01/26/2016 9:00 am 1108 Scheduled Pre-Trial Conference
RESPONDENT INFORMATION Date Of Birth: 10/16/1997
City/State/Zip: Philadelphia, PA 19124
CASE PARTICIPANTS Name Plant, Joseph
COMMONWEALTH INFORMATION Name: Philadelphia County District Attorney's Office
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY DOCKET In Re: Joseph Plant Docket Number: CP-51-MD-0007773-2015
CP Filed Date 10/19/2015 Motion for Forfeiture of Drugs Filed By Plant, Joseph
CP Filed Date 01/26/2016 Forfeiture/ROP Continued Until Further Notice Filed by Koodathil, Anu