September 15, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
A DeKalb County man who went missing Saturday has been found and is now safely with his family.
According to Chief Deputy Brian Williams of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, 55-year-old Glen Wilson of Old Mill Hill Road, Dowelltown was spotted by a resident Sunday afternoon about a quarter mile from Wilson’s home. He was found lying in a field. Wilson was taken to the hospital to be checked out before being released to his family.
The TBI issued a Silver Alert on behalf of the Sheriff’s Office Sunday when Wilson could not be found. He had last been seen Saturday near Old Mill Hill Road. According to the alert, Wilson has a medical condition that may have impaired his ability to return safely without assistance.
Chief Deputy Williams said the search effort for Wilson had been concentrated in an area near the Wilson family farm on the Liberty to Dismal Road where his cell phone had pinged. Wilson’s mother had thought that Wilson had the cell phone on him when he went missing. However, investigators later learned that Wilson and his mother had been at the farm prior to his disappearance Saturday and that he had left the phone there.
Chief Deputy Williams said the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department wishes to thank the Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad and the White County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit for their assistance during the search for Wilson.