TX TX- Darren Coker, 30, Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, 14 Sept 2020

[mlhenn]

Missing Louisiana man last seen in Lubbock

Darren is from West Monroe, LA.
He was expected to arrive in Hobbs, New Mexico, but has not.

•white male
•brown hair, green eyes
•approximately 170lbs and is 6 feet tall
•last seen wearing a white baseball cap, white Under Armor T-shirt and black Under Armor shoes

•last heard from at approximately 9:40 p.m. Sept. 14 while at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.

Officers believe Coker entered a Ford F-550 work truck, New Mexico license plate IRL2867, with a bucket attachment, ladder attached to the top with an ALPHA business logo on the doors. The truck’s GPS last showed the truck was in the area of 50th Street and Avenue A.

 

[mlhenn]

LPD Searching for Missing Person | KTVE - myarklamiss.com

truck

 

[mlhenn]

Police: Louisiana man reported missing in Lubbock | KLBK | KAMC | EverythingLubbock.com

Additional link

 

[azure]

So what's his link to the truck? 'Authorities believe he entered' it because he was supposed to drive it to NM? Because it's missing and they think he stole it? There's a big hole in this story.

 

[mlhenn]

Lubbock police searching for missing West Monroe man

Officers believe Coker entered a Ford F-550 work truck at the airport. The truck’s GPS last showed the truck was in the area of 50th Street and Avenue A. Coker was expected to arrive in Hobbs, New Mexico, but has not arrived.

 

[MimosaMornings]

No word from Alpha? Was he a subcontractor or does he work for Alpha?
So little information.

 

[mlhenn]

Lubbock police seeking missing Louisiana man

Avenue A & E 50th St
Lubbock, TX 79404
Google Maps


Investigators believe he entered a Ford F-550 work truck with New Mexico license plates and an Alpha business logo on the doors. The truck has a bucket attachment and a ladder.

...Investigators believe Darren Coker entered a Ford F-550 work truck on Monday that is believed to have been in the area of 50th Street and Avenue A.

So did he “enter” this work truck at the airport & it’s last GPS showed 50 St. & Ave A
OR
did he enter the truck where the GPS last showed?

If he got into the truck at the airport & GPS was working at 50th & Ave A, then why isn’t it working any longer? Did he disable it?
Or did they locate the truck at that location and Darren abandoned the truck?

Very confusing for sure!

A link above shows the area at 50th St & Ave A.

 

[mlhenn]

خرائط ‪Google‬‏‏

This shows where the airport is in reference to the truck’s last GPS.

They’re less than 10 miles apart

 

[Teche]

Was Coker the driver or passenger? If he was the driver, where did he get the keys from? Was the truck in long term parking? I’m from Louisiana and many of our guys are working in the oilfield providing drilling, pipelining, and production services in New Mexico.

 

[mlhenn]

Was Coker the driver or passenger? If he was the driver, where did he get the keys from? Was the truck in long term parking? I’m from Louisiana and many of our guys are working in the oilfield providing drilling, pipelining, and production services in New Mexico.

Great questions. When I read the articles the first time I just assumed by “entering” the truck that meant he was a passenger being picked up at the airport. But then the more I read, I’m not so sure about that. If he was driving then where’d he get the keys as you already asked? Plus if there was another individual involved, I feel like they would include that in the article, right?

 

[mlhenn]

A F550 is definitely a work truck. I feel like he was supposed to pick it up & drive it to the job site in NM.
The circumstances around him picking the truck up, leaving in it, & GPS not working after that last location is what’s confusing!

 

[MimosaMornings]

Noting that it is not specified if he “entered” the driver or passenger side of the truck.

And if not an employee of Alpha, was he insured to operate one of their vehicles?

 

[TXBorn]

Lubbock Police Department

Comments...family commenting and posting on their page

 

[mlhenn]

Lubbock Police Department

Comments...family commenting and posting on their page

Comments make sense; hopefully he is found soon & the circumstances around him disappearing come together.

One article states he is from West Monroe LA (northeastern part of state); not too far over the state line from me.

 

[mlhenn]

He’s still listed as missing.

 

[bykerladi]

Mom seems to think he's in NE Louisiana. I guess that's where he was from? I guess until LE confirms and he explains to his family what happened he's still missing?

 

[mlhenn]

Mom seems to think he's in NE Louisiana. I guess that's where he was from? I guess until LE confirms and he explains to his family what happened he's still missing?

According to links posted above, he is from West Monroe, Louisiana which is in the NE part of the state.

 

[siliconrod]

No updates from MSM. Maybe DC has been located but family and employer want to keep quiet.
There is a lot of missing information about DC disappearance. Praying for a good outcome.

 

[mlhenn]

No updates from MSM. Maybe DC has been located but family and employer want to keep quiet.
There is a lot of missing information about DC disappearance. Praying for a good outcome.

Lubbock Police Department

His mother commented again 22 hrs ago. It’s a promising comment but not the same as if she physically saw or talked to him.

 

[siliconrod]

The latest MSM update I can find about Darren is from about 10 days ago. I hope he is safe.