Jonathan Michael Browne 27, Msg [LOCATED DECEASED] 12/03/08, Rhoadesville VA

[sarahhod]

Orange man is missing

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/122008/12082008/430486


Date published: 12/8/2008

Police seek tips on missing Orange man

The Virginia State Police is seeking the public's help in locating a 27-year-old Orange County man who has been missing for five days.

Jonathan Michael Browne (he goes by John B.) was last seen about 1:18 a.m. Wednesday around Swan Woods, just off State Route 20 near Rhoadesville.

According to Sgt. Les Tyler, Browne is 6 feet tall and weighs 280 pounds. He has dirty-blonde hair and dark-brown eyes.

Browne was last seen driving a white 2002 Toyota extended-cab pickup truck with Virginia license plates KHR-5376.

The state police began investigating Browne's disappearance on Friday.

Anyone with information is asked to call Trooper J.D. Jones at 540/829-7771 or 540/829-7766.

[sarahhod]

Published: December 7, 2008

Virginia State Police are searching for a missing Orange man.

http://www.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/orange_man_reported_missing/25883/

Jonathan Michael Browne, 27, was last seen on Dec. 3 in the Rhoadesville area, according to VSP Spokesman Sgt. Les Tyler.

His family reported him missing two days later.

Browne is described as a 6-foot-tall white male and 280 pounds.

His family says he was driving a 2002 Toyota extended cab pickup with Virginia license plates KHR-5376.

Trooper J.D. Jones is conducing the investigation.

Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is asked to call the police at 829-7766.

[Grande]

Police: Missing man found dead in pond
Staff Reports
Published: December 16, 2008

An Orange man was found dead this morning, nearly two weeks after being reported missing.

Jonathan Michael Browne, 27, was found inside his vehicle in an Orange County pond, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

Browne’s 2002 Toyota pickup truck was found upside down in the pond, and his body was inside the truck. It is not immediately clear where the pond is located, when Browne’s body was found or who made the discovery.

According to police and family members, Browne was last seen in the Rhoadesville area Dec. 3 driving the truck. His family reported him missing two days later.

Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Les Tyler said this morning that the matter is under investigation and that more details will be released this afternoon. Tyler declined further comment.

http://www.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/police_missing_man_found_dead_in_pond/26330/

[packy]

Thanks for the update, Grande. I'm so sorry. My condolences to his family and friends.

[Faith]

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[sarahhod]

Missing man found dead

http://www.orangenews.com/ocn/news/local/article/missing_man_found_dead/32978/




Published: December 18, 2008

Authorities have determined that a Rhoadesville man, whose family reported him missing person two weeks ago, was the victim of an accident.
Since Dec. 5, police have been investigating the disappearance of 27-year-old Jonathan Michael Browne of Rhoadesville. Browne was last heard from by relatives at about 1:15 a.m. on Dec. 3.
“He was believed to be leaving from the Swan Woods subdivision and headed toward his residence in Rhoadesville,“ Virginia State Police Sgt. F.L. Tyler said.
But when family members never heard from Browne, they called authorities. Police conducted interviews with family, friends and neighbors and asked the community to be on the lookout for Browne’s 2002 Toyota pickup, according to Tyler.
But the search ended yesterday when rescue personnel responded to information that Browne’s Toyota pickup had been spotted overturned in a pond on Pine Tree Road near Rhoadesville, Tyler said.
“It appears the vehicle flipped off the side of the roadway and flipped over into the pond,“ Tyler said. Police found Browne’s body was inside the truck.
“An autopsy determined Mr. Browne died of accidental drowning,“ Tyler added.