Deputies asking for public’s help finding missing 49-year-old man

PICKENS COUNTY, Ga — Pickens County deputies are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man, whom deputies say contacted family members in distress on Thursday morning.

Theron Knight, 49, was last seen in person at his home in Jasper, Georgia, on Wednesday at around 5 p.m., deputies say.

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No contact has been made with Knight since that time.

Knight is around 6 feet, 1 inch tall, 280 pounds, with red short hair, a short beard, and a muscular build, according to deputies.

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Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office at 706-253-8900 and ask for Detective Terrell Cantrell.

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