Missing
Carl Joel Swinney
Swinney, approximately 2008
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/19/2008
Missing location (approx) :
New Caney, Texas
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 02/05/1969 (52)
Age at the time of disappearance: 39 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 160 - 190 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A t-shirt, a coat, blue jeans and a dark-colored baseball cap.
Medical conditions : Swinney was diagnosed with schizophrenia at an early Age at the time of disappearance: and requires continuous supervision as well as daily medication, which he takes by injection. He doesn't have his medicine with him.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Swinney wears eyeglasses. He had facial hair at the time of his disappearance, and he walks with a distinctive gait, twisting his hip.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Swinney was last seen at his brother's home in the Woodcrest subdivision near FM 242 and U.S. Highway 59 in New Caney, Texas at 8:30 a.m. on December 19, 2008. His brother went to go give him his shot and Swinney disappeared. He apparently left on foot, as he has no access to a car.
An extensive search of the surrounding area turned up no sign of him. Swinney may be staying in a homeless shelter. Foul play is not suspected in his case, which remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
936-760-5871
September 2021 updates and sources
Texas Department of Public Safety
The East Montgomery County Observer
Missing person in Montgomery county Tx: Carl Swinney
October 12, 2004. June 19, 2009; .
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