Missing Charles Jacob Persho Persho, approximately 1998 Date reported missing : 01/14/1998 Missing location (approx) : Madeira Beach, Florida Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 04/25/1972 (49) Age at the time of disappearance: 25 years old Height / Weight : 5'9, 180 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Black hair, hazel eyes. Persho has a tattoo on his left upper arm. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Persho was last seen on January 14, 1998. Four days beforehand, he had gone to work on Edward Ballo's fishing vessel, the Kelly J. Ballo stated they were out on the Gulf of Mexico, 60 miles west of Madeira Beach, Florida, when Persho got sick and started to hallucinate. He jumped off the boat into the ocean. Ballo attempted to help him back on the boat by throwing ropes and a ladder into the water, but Persho kept pushing them away and refused assistance. Ballo then called the United States Coast Guard for help. By the time Coast Guard officials arrived, however, Persho had disappeared. He is believed to have drowned, but his body was not recovered. Other information and links : ncy Pinellas County Sheriff's Office 727-582-6200 September 2021 updates and sources Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Florida Department of Law Enforcement October 12, 2004. October 11, 2007; . |