WA WA - Jonathan Hoang, 21, High-functioning Autism, left home w/o jacket, shoes or phone, 114th Dr NE, seen on Burn Rd, Arlington, 30 Mar 2025

[mlhenn]

Neighbors hold demonstration urging Snohomish Sheriff to further help find missing man with autism

Jonathan Hoang, who has autism, has been reported missing since March 30.

www.kiro7.com

Dozens of neighbors held a demonstration urging the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office to further help find a missing Arlington man with autism.

People lined the streets at the corner of Smokey Point Boulevard and Highway 531 in Arlington Saturday afternoon.

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Pfister said her family spoke with the sheriff’s office earlier this week and tried to provide detectives with more details that their private investigator had gathered.

“Major Crimes has taken over the case as of I think eight days ago, and we’re struggling to get them to cooperate with our PI. We presented them with hours of video footage what our PI has assured us as leads,” she added.

 

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I don't see any new info in this post, but SCSO confirms that Jonathan is still missing:

https://www.facebook.com/SnoCoSheriff/posts/pfbid02zciwU9J7KwkJThZVXqPcqvMTDmLEb8zJkbEFXwh6cc7wSd6YYdANwz3te2EiRdwcl

The most recent post on the family-run FB "Help Us Find" page has all current info consolidated in one spot (and confirms that the page is being managed by family):

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0pak9QarPKNJhbzHZeUABHKWNvqPDHBHVMyGe8u8Ewb5TLtCe7MfqDiTFpDW4C96Pl&id=61575099717193

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Autism advocates scrutinize Snohomish County Sheriff's Office's handling of missing man case

The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office waited five days to issue an Endangered Missing Person Alert when Jonathan Hoang went missing.

www.king5.com

National autism advocates are raising alarms over the response by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office to the disappearance of a vulnerable 21-year-old man from Arlington.

Jonathan Hoang, who has autism, has been missing for more than three weeks. His family and advocates told KING 5 they believe critical time was lost in the early days of the search.

(Police waited 5 days to put out an Endangered Missing Alert.)

In a series of email chains obtained by KING 5, a Snohomish County sergeant named Det. William Westsik told the Washington State Patrol’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit on Thursday., Apr. 3., that Jonathan “is not being considered an endangered missing person,” adding that he “is able to effectively navigate public transit.”

Jonathan’s father disputes that characterization.

“That is absolutely false,” Hoang said. “He never went on public transport by himself, and we live three miles away from the closest bus stop.”

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See more in linked article.

 

[mlhenn]

Family of missing Arlington man meets with Snohomish County Sheriff's Office

Jonathan Hoang of Arlington went missing on March 30 and still hasn't been found.

www.fox13seattle.com

April 29 2025

• The family of Jonathan Hoang is still fighting to find him on the 30th day of his disappearance.
• The family met with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office to talk over concerns, but are still worried about long-term data preservation.

Loved ones created an online petition April 26th to call for the sheriff's office to elevate the case from a missing person case to a criminal case and to form an Interagency task force.

The petition reads;

"Jonathan's disappearance must be treated as what it is: a crime. Every minute counts, and the mishandling of his case only increases the danger he faces. We, the undersigned, demand immediate changes:

1. SCSO must treat Jonathan Hoang’s disappearance as a criminal investigation and possible kidnapping
2. We call for the immediate formation of an interagency task force—including the Washington State Patrol and FBI—to bring all available resources to bear. If SCSO cannot or will not do this, they must step aside and allow agencies with the capacity to act swiftly and thoroughly to take over jurisdiction

 

[mlhenn]

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[Unalienable Rights]

Family of missing Arlington man pleads for help, offers $10K reward for information

Nearly two months after a 21-year-old Arlington man went missing, his family is now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his location.

komonews.com

May 28, 2025

Nearly two months after a 21-year-old Arlington man went missing, his family is now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his location.

Jonathan Hoang, 21, has Autism, and his father says he has the mental state of an 8 or 9-year-old boy.

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His family has posted the reward through Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound for anonymous tips that could lead to his whereabouts.

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As of late April, the sheriff’s office said it has not received any new tips or leads.

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They (the family) have also hired a private investigator and an attorney to help with the case, and last week sent a subpoena to Apple and Verizon to obtain information from Hoang's iPad that he took with him. They're still awaiting the response.

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[Hexe]

Jonathan Hoang, 21, has Autism, and his father says he has the mental state of an 8 or 9-year-old boy.

Now I am confused. He has been quite consequently described as high functioning autistic man, but the mentality of nine years old points towards quite severe intellectual disability, which excludes the "high functioning" label. So which one it is?

 

[sasha17]

Now I am confused. He has been quite consequently described as high functioning autistic man, but the mentality of nine years old points towards quite severe intellectual disability, which excludes the "high functioning" label. So which one it is?

From what I've seen, the family has described him as mentally 8-9 years old but the press and LE have described him as a high functioning autistic man. There seems to be a lack of agreement among the involved parties as to this.

Another example of family disagreeing with what LE has said about Jonathan's functioning (SBM):

Autism advocates scrutinize Snohomish County Sheriff's Office's handling of missing man case

The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office waited five days to issue an Endangered Missing Person Alert when Jonathan Hoang went missing.

www.king5.com

In a series of email chains obtained by KING 5, a Snohomish County sergeant named Det. William Westsik told the Washington State Patrol’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit on Thursday., Apr. 3., that Jonathan “is not being considered an endangered missing person,” adding that he “is able to effectively navigate public transit.”

Jonathan’s father disputes that characterization.

“That is absolutely false,” Hoang said. “He never went on public transport by himself, and we live three miles away from the closest bus stop.”