Wetumpka – The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office continues to seek the public’s assistance in locating missing person William Austin Mathews.
On August 31st, deputies responded to the Nixon’s Nook area of Wetumpka regarding
Mathews, who was reported missing by his parents. His father last saw him at their residence on August 29th, at approximately 11:00 a.m. Video surveillance later confirmed that Mathews was walking away from his residence near Ellis Road in Wetumpka at approximately noon on August 29th, apparently of his own accord. He has not been seen or heard from since.
Mathews has been entered into the National Crime Information Center as a missing person. The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office has used all available county resources in efforts to locate him, but those efforts have not yet been successful.
Sheriff Franklin has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to William Austin
Mathews being found. Anyone with information regarding Mathews’ whereabouts is encouraged to contact CrimeStoppers, or the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office. If you have any information regarding any crime, please immediately call the Police or CrimeStoppers using our 24-hour tip line at 334-215-STOP (7867) or 1-833-AL1-STOP (833-251-7867). Text 215stop to 738477 to receive a link to our anonymous tip form.
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