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Darious Brent
Case Type: Endangered
Date of Birth: January 1, 1993
Missing Date: July 8, 2013
Age Now: 20
Missing City: Jackson
Missing State: Miss.
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Complexion: Medium
Hair Color: Black
Hair Length: Short
Eye Color: Brown
Wear Glasses or Contacts: No
Location Last Seen: Brent was last seen in the Deer Park Road area.
Circumstances of Disappearance: Brent called his mother late on the night of July 8th to tell her he was on his way home, but he never arrived. Grandmother Barbara Jones told WAPT News that is unusual.
“He calls me. If I miss a date talking to him, I can call him and I can easily get him,” said Jones . “I’ve never gone this long without talking to Darious.”
Brent’s family says the young man was saving up to pay for his son’s 3rd birthday party. Now his mother is wondering if she’ll ever see her son alive again.
“I’m most worried that it will be a matter of time before we actually find his body, because this is not like him to just be gone,” said Brent’s mother, Allison King.
Last Seen Wearing: Unknown.
Identifying Marks or Characteristics: Unknown.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts or circumstances of Darious Brent‘s disappearance may call Crime Stoppers at (601) 355-TIPS or the Black and Missing Foundation’s confidential Tip Line.
Young Miss. Father Saving Up For Son’s 3rd Birthday Disappears was originally published on newsone.com
