Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies are continuing a search for a 25-year-old Jackson County man who disappeared from a Columbus neighborhood into nearby woods with a friend’s 12-gauge shotgun.
Joseph Ross, 25, who was at a friend’s home in the Amberley addition in Columbus, disappeared into nearby woods next to the neighborhood which borders County Road 250E on the east and Clifty Creek on the west, said Detective Terry Holderness. He took off at about 8 p.m. Sunday night and a search ensued, but friends and family were unable to find him.
Ross’ father, Brian, reported him missing to the sheriff’s department Monday morning.
Joseph Ross is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 135 to 145 pounds. He has blond hair, hazel eyes and was wearing blue jeans and a green O’Reilly’s Auto Parts T-shirt when he disappeared. He was not carrying a cell phone, the detective said.
Detectives believe the young man could be a danger to himself, but Joseph Ross is not believed to be a danger to anyone else, Holderness said.
Sheriff’s deputies are continuing a search and ask anyone with information about where the young man might be to call 812-379-1689. If you see Joseph Ross, investigators ask you to immediately call 911 to notify searchers where he is.
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