Missing
Michael Lanyette Fauntleroy Jr.
Fauntleroy, approximately 2011
Date and time person was reported missing : 02/25/2011
Missing location (approx) :
Trenton, New Jersey
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 01/15/1986 (35)
Age at the time of disappearance: 25 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8 - 5'9, 160 - 180 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black jacket, a long-sleeved shirt and dark blue jeans.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Fauntleroy's nickname is Mikey. His hair was shoulder-length at the time of his disappearance. He has six tattoos and his ears are pierced.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Fauntleroy was last seen in Trenton, New Jersey on February 24, 2011. He talked to his mother at 10:30 p.m. At 12:02 a.m. on February 25, he sent his mother a text messAge at the time of disappearance: saying he was coming home. He lived with his mother and his young son.
Fauntleroy never arrived home and has never been heard from again. His disappearance is completely uncharacteristic of his behavior; he normally maintained very close contact with his loved ones.
Fauntleroy has lived in Trenton his entire life and attended the local public schools. He has a minor criminal record for selling drugs, but his mother says he wasn't seriously involved in the drug world and made a living selling scrap metal.
Authorities believe he was murdered, but no one has been charged in his disappearance and no suspects have been named. He left behind a girlfriend who was pregnant with his daughter. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Trenton Police Department
609-989-3663
609-989-4170
September 2021 updates and sources
The Times of Trenton
Black and Missing Inc.
The Trentonian News
Find Mikey
NBC 12
WSMV 4
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
