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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos
Michael Jermaine Lawson
Lawson, date, approximate 2013
Date Missing 01/24/2013
Missing From
Pensacola, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Date of Birth 10/16/1981 (40)
Age 31 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 160 - 174 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, blue jeans, gray and turquoise shoes and a Charlotte Hornets hat.
Associated Vehicle(s) Silver 1997 Honda Civic (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, green eyes. Lawson's nicknames are Mon'd (sometimes spelled "Mond" or "Monde") and Munchkin, and he may go by his middle name, Jermaine. He has the following tattoos: the numbers "9.8.75" on his left arm, a money bag with the phrase "can't knock the hustle" on his left arm, the name "Jaquita" on the top of his left hand, an alien with dreadlocks on his left shoulder, an angel with flames and dollar signs on his right arm, the name "Duane" on the top of his right hand and the numbers "9.21.78" on his right hand.
Details of Disappearance Lawson was last seen in the Grocery Outlet parking lot in the 10 block of Brent Lane in Pensacola, Florida at approximately 7:30 p.m. on January 24, 2013. He has never been heard from again. His silver 1997 Honda Civic was found abandoned in the parking lot, still running with the keys in the ignition. He has never been heard from again.
Lawson is a known drug dealer with prior convictions for cocaine and marijuana sale as well as battery, assaulting a police officer and driving offenses, and served several in prison. He was released for the final time in October 2012, after serving a 16-month sentence.
His family believes that he was abducted and that his disappearance is possibly related to the drug-related shooting on January 10 that led to the death of one man and the wounding of two others. Lawson's cousin was arrested in connection with the incident. Although Lawson and his cousin were close, authorities aren't convinced there is a connection between the disappearance and the shooting.
Lawson's fiance, who is the mother of this two children, stated he had gotten a job and was trying to straighten his life out, and his family stated that in spite of his criminal past it's uncharacteristic of him to be out of touch with them. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
850-433-7867
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Facebook Page for Michael Lawson
Facebook Page for Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers
The Pensacola News Journal
Florida Department of Corrections
Florida Arrests
Missing Person Photos
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos