Jeffrey Blake Stone, 15 [FOUND DECEASED/ARRESTS MADE] Etowah County, AL

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Search planned for missing teen
By Lisa Rogers, Times Staff Writer
Published April 2, 2008



Investigators have exhausted all means in the search for a missing teenager, and a full-scale ground and aerial search is planned for Thursday.

Jeffrey Blake Stone, 15, was last seen March 24 near his home on Littleton Cutoff Road.

“His family has been working hard and our investigators have been working hard, and there has been no sign of him,” Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said. “We have run every lead, and we just haven’t gotten anywhere.”

There have been several calls of sightings of the 6 foot 3 inch, 155-pound teenager, a student at Sardis High School.

“We have had a lot of leads, but we haven’t been able to verify that any of the sightings are him,” Entrekin said.

There have been calls that he was seen at several businesses, said Michael Jones, chief investigator with the sheriff’s department.

Several of those businesses have surveillance cameras, and investigators have looked at the footage, Jones said.

“We have checked out all the surveillance video, and it doesn’t appear to be him,” Jones said.

It has not been determined whether a boy fitting the description and seen with a man at Dollar General near Noccalula Falls is Stone.

Someone saw a teenager that fit Stone’s description at the store. The boy got in an 1980s model yellow Cadillac, driven by an older white man using a cane. The man had a tattoo on his forearm.

The plastic housing around the taillights of the Cadillac were missing. The car could have had a handicapped tag. Authorities were notified, and several law enforcement officers from the sheriff’s department and Gadsden Police Department searched for the car, but it has not been seen.

“We’ve followed every lead, every call, every sighting,” Jones said. “He just seems to have vanished.”

Entrekin said he and the investigators decided a full-scale search of the area was needed.

“It’s not normal for a 15-year-old to missing this long without some type of contact with family or friends,” Entrekin said. “We’re not ruling out anything. We’re looking at every angle.”

Stone was last seen walking near his home with his dogs following him.

“We’re going to start the search in the area where he was last seen,” Entrekin said.

He was wearing a light T-shirt under a plaid long-sleeved shirt. He had on a light-brown Carhartt jacket, black shoes with red trim around the soles and a baseball cap.

Local volunteer fire departments, the Etowah County Rescue Squad and the sheriff’s department mounted unit will conduct a search on the ground, while the sheriff’s department helicopter is expected to be used to search from the air, Jones said.

The search headquarters is expected to be set up at Anchor Baptist Church on U.S. Highway 278 West near Littleton Cutoff Road.

Anyone with any information about Stone’s whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff’s department at 546-2825.

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/...8965/1016/NEWS

[Faith]

I pray Jeffrey is safe.

[Roamer]

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/...7609/1016/NEWS

Search for teen to be intensified
By Lisa Rogers, Times Staff Writer
Published April 3, 2008


Investigators have exhausted all means in the search for a missing teenager and plan a full-scale ground and aerial search for today.

Jeffrey Blake Stone, 15, was last seen March 24 near his home on Littleton Cutoff Road.

“His family has been working hard, and our investigators have been working hard, and there has been no sign of him,” Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said. “We have run every lead, and we just haven’t gotten anywhere.”

There have been several calls of sightings of the 6-foot-3-inch, 155-pound teenager, a student at Sardis High School.

“We have had a lot of leads, but we haven’t been able to verify that any of the sightings are him,” Entrekin said.

There have been calls that he was seen at several businesses, said Michael Jones, chief investigator with the Sheriff’s Department.

Several of those businesses have surveillance cameras, and investigators have looked at the footage, Jones said.

“We have checked out all the surveillance video, and it doesn’t appear to be him,” Jones said.

It has not been determined whether a boy fitting the description and seen with a man at Dollar General near Noccalula Falls is Stone.

Someone saw a teenager who fit Stone’s description at the store. The boy got in a 1980s model yellow Cadillac, driven by an older white man using a cane. The man had a tattoo on his forearm.

The plastic housing around the taillights of the Cadillac were missing. The car could have had a handicap tag. Authorities were notified, and several law enforcement officers from the Sheriff’s Department and Gadsden Police Department searched for the car, but it has not been seen.

“We’ve followed every lead, every call, every sighting,” Jones said. “He just seems to have vanished.”

Entrekin said he and the investigators decided a full-scale search of the area was needed.

“It’s not normal for a 15-year-old to go missing this long without some type of contact with family or friends,” Entrekin said. “We’re not ruling out anything. We’re looking at every angle.”

Stone was last seen walking near his home with his dogs following him.

“We’re going to start the search in the area where he was last seen,” Entrekin said.

Stone was wearing a light T-shirt under a plaid long-sleeved shirt. He had on a light-brown Carhartt jacket, black shoes with red trim around the soles and a baseball cap.

Local volunteer fire departments, the Etowah County Rescue Squad and the Sheriff’s Department mounted unit will conduct a search on the ground, while the Sheriff’s Department helicopter is expected to be used to search from the air, Jones said.

The search headquarters is expected to be set up at Anchor Baptist Church on U.S. Highway 278 West near Littleton Cutoff Road.

Anyone with any information about Stone’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department at 546-2825.

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Search continues for missing Etowah County teen
The Associated Press
Last Updated:April 03. 2008 3:40PM

Ground and aerial searches resumed today in Etowah County for a 15-year-old boy who disappeared on March 24th. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said Jeffrey Blake Stone is 6 feet 2, weighs 155 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Entrekin said in a statement today, sheriff's deputies, volunteer firefighters and dozens of volunteers concentrated the search around a three-mile radius near Stone's residence in Attalla. The boy's stepmother told authorities that Jeffrey, a student at Sardis High School, left home by foot at about 12:30 p.m. and has not been heard from or seen since that time.

Authorities set up a command post at Anchor Baptist Church in Attalla.

http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20.../APN/804030871

[Faith]

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Search planned
From staff reports
The Reporter

Published April 3, 2008
Etowah County sheriff’s personnel will be searching for a missing Sardis student this morning.

Jeffrey Blake Stone, 15, left his home in the Littleton area on March 24 and has not been or heard from since.

The sheriff’s office has received some tips, but they have not led to him being found. As a result, Sheriff Todd Entrekin has planned a search by air and land.

The teenager is 6 feet 3 inches tall. He weighs 155 pounds and has blond hair and blue eyes.

He was wearing a light-colored T-shirt over a long-sleeved plaid shirt. He was also wearing a light brown Carhartt jacket and a baseball cap.

The search will begin at 8 a.m. The command post will be the Anchor Baptist Church at the corner of U.S. 278 West and Causey Lane.

http://sandmountainreporter.com/stor...9cecd783cf8290

[Faith]

The Day Ahead
updated 12:15 p.m. CT, Thurs., April. 3, 2008

The Day Ahead- April 3, 2008:

-The Etowah County Sheriff's Department will begin searching for missing 15 year old, Jeffrey Blake Stone, today at 8 a.m. Anchor Baptist Church located at 14199 Hwy 278 West Attalla. The search will be conducted by land and air using any resource available to the Sheriff's office-Officers with the Sheriff's Office, the Etowah County Sheriff's Office mounted unit, the Etowah County rescue squad, the local volunteer fire departments, and any family and friends. Stone left his residence on March 24, 2008 around 12:30 p.m. walking and has not been seen or heard from since. The contact person for the Sheriff's Office is Jeff Hopper (256) 549-2182.

-Governor Riley will be speaking at the Alabama Pre-K Conference today at 10 a.m. The conference brings together teachers, administrators, parents and pre-K advocates. About 500 people are expected to attend.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23610887/

[Faith]

Teen's family pleads for safe return

By Lisa Rogers, Times Staff Writer
Published April 3, 2008

LITTLETON — Jeff Stone struggled to hold back tears as he pleaded for his son to come home.

Jeffrey Blake Stone, 15, has been missing since March 24. At least 100 people searched about a 3-mile radius near the Stone’s home on Littleton Cutoff Road, where he was last seen.

“All we want is Jeffrey back,” Jeff Stone said as he spoke to reporters at a command post set up in the fellowship hall at Anchor Baptist Church on U.S. 278 West, where it intersects with Littleton Cutoff Road.

“After 10 days of a severe emotional roller-coaster, our family just wants Jeffrey back,” Stone said. “All we ask is that anyone who knows where he is or has seen him to contact police.”

There has been no sign of Jeffrey Stone since he left his home at 909 Littleton Cutoff Road about 12:30 p.m. March 24.

He was reported missing by his stepmother, Lynn Stone. His father was at work when he left.

Lynn Stone told authorities that he left walking about 12:30 p.m. when he became upset after she asked him to clean his room. His dogs were following him but since have returned home.

She told authorities he has left home before, but normally returns a short time later.

Etowah County Sheriff’s Department investigators have been searching for Jeffrey Stone since he was reported missing, following up on possible sightings.

There have been several calls of sightings of the blue-eyed, blond, 6-foot-2-inch, 155-pound teenager, a student at Sardis High School. However, those sightings so far have proved false.

Investigators decided to do a ground search today, starting in the area where the teenager was last seen, Sheriff Todd Entrekin said.

“This has been a very tough area to search,” Entrekin said. “It’s a very rural area, with thick brush, briars and undergrowth. People have come back with their clothes torn and scratches on them.”

He said the terrain has steep hills, caves and ravines. “The terrain is just about every type you can imagine,” he said. “If he has run away and didn’t want to be found, it would be a good area to hide.”

About 80 percent of the 100 or so who searched were volunteers on horseback, four-wheelers and on foot, Entrekin said.

“Nobody has found anything that ties back to this boy,” Entrekin said.

Entrekin said the investigators decided to do the search today because rain and storms possibly are moving into the area this weekend.

It is not believed that Jeffrey Stone took any money or food with him when he left.

“It’s not normal for a 15-year-old to go missing this long without some type of contact with family or friends,” Entrekin said. “We’re not ruling out anything. We’re looking at every angle.”

Horseback riders with Sheriff’s Department mounted units came from Mobile and DeKalb counties to assist in the search, along with volunteers from the Etowah County Rescue Squad and the communities’ fire departments — Ivalee, Sand Valley and Gallant.

The search got under way just after 8 a.m. and searchers returned to the church fellowship hall about noon for a meal provided by Gadsden Christian Fellowship. Rural Metro Ambulance was on standby, and assistance also was provided by Gadsden-Etowah County Emergency Management Agency, Etowah 911 and the FBI.

“Everybody has done a great job today,” Entrekin said. “A search of this magnitude wouldn’t be possible without everyone’s help. It’s a great show of cooperation from many agencies and individuals who have one goal in mind — bringing this young man home.”

Entrekin asks that if anyone is helping Jeffrey Stone hide and keeping his whereabouts secret, to please contact the Sheriff’s Department.

“His family just wants him home,” Entrekin said.

Stone was wearing a light T-shirt under a plaid long-sleeved shirt. He had on a light-brown Carhartt jacket, black shoes with red trim around the soles and a baseball cap.

Anyone with any information about Stone’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department at 546-2825.

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/...7609/1016/NEWS

[jimkbeau]

If anyone knows any information that will help her please send me a note. She is very worried about her son. They have not been able to see each other in several years but she loves him very much. She has 3 other sons. His 9 year old brother looks very much like him. These folks have had a lot of rough times. Please pray for them. She needs to hear anything she can about him.

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Originally Posted by jimkbeau

If anyone knows any information that will help her please send me a note. She is very worried about her son. They have not been able to see each other in several years but she loves him very much. She has 3 other sons. His 9 year old brother looks very much like him. These folks have had a lot of rough times. Please pray for them. She needs to hear anything she can about him.

Welcome jimkbeau. We will keep this thread up to date with any relevant information. In the meantime, our thoughts and prayers are with Jeffrey's friends and family, including his mother.

Come home safe Jeffrey!

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Teen's family pleads for safe return
By Lisa Rogers, Times Staff Writer
Published April 3, 2008

LITTLETON — Jeff Stone struggled to hold back tears as he pleaded for his son to come home.

Jeffrey Blake Stone, 15, has been missing since March 24. At least 100 people searched about a 3-mile radius near the Stone’s home on Littleton Cutoff Road, where he was last seen.

“All we want is Jeffrey back,” Jeff Stone said as he spoke to reporters at a command post set up in the fellowship hall at Anchor Baptist Church on U.S. 278 West, where it intersects with Littleton Cutoff Road.

“After 10 days of a severe emotional roller-coaster, our family just wants Jeffrey back,” Stone said. “All we ask is that anyone who knows where he is or has seen him to contact police.”

There has been no sign of Jeffrey Stone since he left his home at 909 Littleton Cutoff Road about 12:30 p.m. March 24.

He was reported missing by his stepmother, Lynn Stone. His father was at work when he left.

Lynn Stone told authorities that he left walking about 12:30 p.m. when he became upset after she asked him to clean his room. His dogs were following him but since have returned home.

She told authorities he has left home before, but normally returns a short time later.

Etowah County Sheriff’s Department investigators have been searching for Jeffrey Stone since he was reported missing, following up on possible sightings.

There have been several calls of sightings of the blue-eyed, blond, 6-foot-2-inch, 155-pound teenager, a student at Sardis High School. However, those sightings so far have proved false.

Investigators decided to do a ground search today, starting in the area where the teenager was last seen, Sheriff Todd Entrekin said.

“This has been a very tough area to search,” Entrekin said. “It’s a very rural area, with thick brush, briars and undergrowth. People have come back with their clothes torn and scratches on them.”

He said the terrain has steep hills, caves and ravines. “The terrain is just about every type you can imagine,” he said. “If he has run away and didn’t want to be found, it would be a good area to hide.”

About 80 percent of the 100 or so who searched were volunteers on horseback, four-wheelers and on foot, Entrekin said.

“Nobody has found anything that ties back to this boy,” Entrekin said.

Entrekin said the investigators decided to do the search today because rain and storms possibly are moving into the area this weekend.

It is not believed that Jeffrey Stone took any money or food with him when he left.

“It’s not normal for a 15-year-old to go missing this long without some type of contact with family or friends,” Entrekin said. “We’re not ruling out anything. We’re looking at every angle.”

Horseback riders with Sheriff’s Department mounted units came from Mobile and DeKalb counties to assist in the search, along with volunteers from the Etowah County Rescue Squad and the communities’ fire departments — Ivalee, Sand Valley and Gallant.

The search got under way just after 8 a.m. and searchers returned to the church fellowship hall about noon for a meal provided by Gadsden Christian Fellowship. Rural Metro Ambulance was on standby, and assistance also was provided by Gadsden-Etowah County Emergency Management Agency, Etowah 911 and the FBI.

“Everybody has done a great job today,” Entrekin said. “A search of this magnitude wouldn’t be possible without everyone’s help. It’s a great show of cooperation from many agencies and individuals who have one goal in mind — bringing this young man home.”

Entrekin asks that if anyone is helping Jeffrey Stone hide and keeping his whereabouts secret, to please contact the Sheriff’s Department.

“His family just wants him home,” Entrekin said.

Stone was wearing a light T-shirt under a plaid long-sleeved shirt. He had on a light-brown Carhartt jacket, black shoes with red trim around the soles and a baseball cap.

Anyone with any information about Stone’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department at 546-2825.

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/...1139/FRONTPAGE