Ok ... this is strange. So apparently his family knew he was going to Mexico to visit family- he left Monday 4/26 from Tennessee. Then, some point between 4/26 and Wed 4/28 he was reported missing? But then, on 4/28 he was pulled over and taken off the missing person list ... and then the next day his car is found abandoned with his belongings and ID (only about 40min from where he was pulled over)? Lots of questions.
“... Martinez had previously been reported as missing, until a Lumberton police officer pulled him over on April 28th for a traffic violation. At that time ... Martinez was taken out of the missing person's database.
... 8 to 12 hours later, Martinez's car was found near Bridge City, at the end of Bailey's Road.
In social media posts, Martinez's family says he left his home in Memphis, Tennessee on Monday, April 26th, with plans to head to Michoacan, Mexico. Family members also say his car was found with the keys still inside and with an identification card.”
Search is underway in Orange County for missing man
ETA - the picture being circulated by LE seems very different than that on media sites and missing persons Facebook groups. I’m wondering if it’s a more recent picture...? It seems lower quality and even a bit eerie, but maybe that’s just me. Curious as to why it was chosen by the Sheriff’s office, but maybe it was all they had available.
