Missing
Richardo Devoncian Miles
Miles, approximately 2017
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/02/2017
Missing location (approx) :
Newellton, Louisiana
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 02/14/1988 (33)
Age at the time of disappearance: 29 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10 - 5'11, 210 - 225 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A white t-shirt, basketball shorts over navy blue thermal pants, and rubber boots.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Miles's nickname is Young Rick. His ears are pierced.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Miles was last seen in Newellton, Louisiana on June 2, 2017. He and his grandmother were fishing at an inlet off Lake St. Joseph between Hillcrest Drive and Main Street, near the Lake St. Joseph Lighthouse, when a white farm truck pulled up. Miles got into the truck, telling his grandmother he'd be back in ten minutes, and rode away.
Several hours after Miles left in the truck, his sister got a text from his phone, asking for his uncle's phone number. Miles was close to his uncle and knew his phone number, and his family doesn't know why he would have sent the text. His mother doesn't believe Miles intended to leave his grandmother by the water alone.
Authorities know the identity of the truck's driver, but have not released the man's name to the public. He was interviewed by investigators several times, and said he left Miles at an intersection in Newellton.
Miles has never been heard from again. The circumstances of his disappearance are unclear.
Other information and links : ncy
Tensas Parish Sheriff's Office
318-766-3499
September 2021 updates and sources
Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People
Reverb Nation
The Natchez Democrat
Black & Missing But Not Forgotten
October 12, 2004. June 4, 2018; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
