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Forsyth County Man Missing; Police Call Disappearance 'Suspicious'
POSTED: 2:50 pm EDT May 8,
2008
UPDATED: 7:11 pm EDT May 8,
2008
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. -- The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 31-year-old man who has been missing since he left his north Forsyth County home on the morning of May 2.Michael Brian Benson left his home on Country Walk Court around 8 a.m. on Friday, according to Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton.Benson left his house in a 2000 black Toyota Tundra truck that he was test-driving. After leaving his home, Benson spoke to several people by phone and was scheduled to arrive at a job site in Cherokee County later that morning. Benson never arrived, Paxton said.Benson's fiancee reported him missing to Forsyth County authorities on Saturday morning, May 3. On Saturday afternoon, the truck Benson had been driving was found in a remote area off of Hog Farm Circle in Cherokee County.Areas surrounding Hog Farm Circle in Cherokee County have been searched using dogs, but no further trace of Benson has been found, officials said.Paxton said investigators believe Benson’s disappearance is suspicious and may involve foul play."We've searched in excess of a 100-acre area and have not located anything," said Sgt. Jay Baker with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.Anyone who may have any information regarding the Benson’s disappearance should contact the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division at 770-781-2200 or the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 770-888-7308, where your call may remain confidential.
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