May 6, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Daniel Stanley has been found and is back with his family.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said Stanley, age 40 who has Huntington’s disease, was spotted at the intersection of Old Blue Springs Road and Turner Road this morning (Tuesday) walking toward Highway 56. He was found by deputies minutes later at Mystik Market on McMinnville Highway in the Shiney Rock area.
Stanley had been missing since around 10:20 a.m. Monday morning after he walked away from his home at 895 Blue Springs Road.
“The call came in at 8:13 am this morning (Tuesday) from a witness saying a man fitting the description of Stanley was walking on Old Blue Springs Road at Turner Road heading toward Highway 56. Officers were dispatched and found him at Mystik Market sitting in a chair. Stanley said he had been out in the woods,” said Sheriff Ray.
After the family notified the sheriff’s department of Stanley’s disappearance Monday a search began. A THP helicopter with a fleer heat seeking device was flown in overnight to conduct an aerial search but could not locate Stanley mainly because of the heavy foilage.
Members of the Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad were lined up to expand the search this morning had Stanley not been found.
Sheriff Ray wishes to thank all those involved in the search effort including the Tennessee Highway Patrol.