Missing
Omar Jabree Gibson
Gibson, approximately 2012
Date and time person was reported missing : 07/25/2012
Missing location (approx) :
Gainesville, Florida
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 04/23/1986 (35)
Age at the time of disappearance: 26 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10 - 5'11, 140 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A tank top, long shorts (possibly denim), Jordan slippers, a gold chain with a cross and a gold chain with a medallion reading "Stokey" which is possibly surrounded by diamonds.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Gibson has a tattoo on his left forearm of a flower (possibly a rose) with a cross and the name "Dorothy Ferguson."
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Gibson was last seen at the Palms of Brook Valley apartment complex in the 1100 block of northwest 39th Avenue in Gainesville, Florida at 9:30 p.m. on July 25, 2012. He didn't live there; his address was in the 1100 block southeast 20th Street. He has never been heard from again.
Two days later, his dark blue 2003 Honda Accord was found abandoned at the Palms of Brook Valley apartment complex where he'd been last seen.
Maurice Marsalis Terry was the last person to see Gibson before his disappearance. In September, he was arrested on a drug conspiracy charge. Terry told investigators he and Gibson planned to buy three pounds of cocaine from an unidentified individual at the apartment complex the night Gibson disappeared.
To avoid a possible robbery, the plan was that Gibson would purchase the drugs, then give them to Terry, who was waiting at a nearby school. Terry would then take the cocaine home. Terry claimed Gibson never showed up to deliver the drugs.
It's uncharacteristic of Gibson to leave without warning, but the circumstances of his disappearance are unclear. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Gainesville Police Department
352-334-2411
September 2021 updates and sources
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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