Missing
Joel Akridge
Akridge, approximately 2015
Date and time person was reported missing : 03/28/2015
Missing location (approx) :
Columbus, Georgia
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 52 years old
Height / Weight : 5'11, 200 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black t-shirt with a wrestling logo on the front, blue jeans, black or blue shoes and a straw hat.
Medical conditions : Akridge is mildly mentally disabled and reads at a third-grade level. He takes prescription medication for a his heart condition, and doesn't have his medicine with him.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Akridge's nickname is Joe.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Akridge was last seen in Columbus, Georgia on March 28, 2015. He left his home in the 5800 block of Valleybrook Road to walk to the dollar store in the area of Buena Vista Road and Amber Drive. He never returned and has never been heard from again.
Akridge went to the dollar store by himself on a daily basis, but he was always home by the end of the day. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Columbus Police Department
706-225-4260
September 2021 updates and sources
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe.
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