MEDIA RELEASE
Date: April 24, 2009
Time: 11:15 AM
Bronson, Florida- The Levy County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Florida Wildlife Commission on April 23, 2009 in reference to an abandoned Blue 1990 Lincoln Town car parked in the Goethe Forest off Middle Road.
The investigation revealed that the car is registered to Douglas Kurt Gregory and he was seen in Ocala, Florida on April 15, 2009. Mr. Gregory did not show up for work and his whereabouts is unknown. The Levy County Sheriff’s Office, FWC, two canine teams and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Air-1 helicopter searched throughout the night for Mr. Gregory with negative results.
On April 24, 2009 the search continued with over 30 law enforcement officers from the Levy County Sheriff’s Office, FWC, four canine teams, Marion County Sheriff’s Office Air-1 helicopter and the Department of Agriculture. The search location is in a remote part of Levy County and the woods are heavily dense forest.
Mr. Gregory’s mother has reported that he suffers from Sensory Integration Dysfunction and has difficulty processing information from the senses (touch, movement, smell, taste, vision and hearing) and responding appropriately to that information.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mr. Gregory is asked to call the Levy County Sheriff’s Office at 352-486-5111. Mr. Gregory has been entered in the computer as an endangered missing person and a statewide bolo has been issued.
Missing Person:
Douglas Kurt Gregory
Ocala, Florida
White Male
09/29/57
6’00”, 180 lbs
Brown hair and hazel eyes
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Date: April 24, 2009
Time: 11:15 AM
Bronson, Florida- The Levy County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Florida Wildlife Commission on April 23, 2009 in reference to an abandoned Blue 1990 Lincoln Town car parked in the Goethe Forest off Middle Road.
The investigation revealed that the car is registered to Douglas Kurt Gregory and he was seen in Ocala, Florida on April 15, 2009. Mr. Gregory did not show up for work and his whereabouts is unknown. The Levy County Sheriff’s Office, FWC, two canine teams and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Air-1 helicopter searched throughout the night for Mr. Gregory with negative results.
On April 24, 2009 the search continued with over 30 law enforcement officers from the Levy County Sheriff’s Office, FWC, four canine teams, Marion County Sheriff’s Office Air-1 helicopter and the Department of Agriculture. The search location is in a remote part of Levy County and the woods are heavily dense forest.
Mr. Gregory’s mother has reported that he suffers from Sensory Integration Dysfunction and has difficulty processing information from the senses (touch, movement, smell, taste, vision and hearing) and responding appropriately to that information.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mr. Gregory is asked to call the Levy County Sheriff’s Office at 352-486-5111. Mr. Gregory has been entered in the computer as an endangered missing person and a statewide bolo has been issued.
Missing Person:
Douglas Kurt Gregory
Ocala, Florida
White Male
09/29/57
6’00”, 180 lbs
Brown hair and hazel eyes
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