Family, Sheriff pleading with public to help with search of missing man
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF)- It’s been two weeks since anyone has seen Tim McSears.
He is a 65 year old Lafayette resident who has vanished without a trace.
This has both the family and Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson alarmed.
Pictures of Tim McSears, who has been missing since March 6 and was last seen at Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
McSears’ brother, Donnie McSears, said, “There’s somebody who knows something…Somebody knows, and I’ve been praying, that something would irritate somebody to come forward and let us know something.”
A series of searches for Tim McSears so far has turned up very little.
Sheriff Wilson said, “What is suspicious to us in this case is that Mr. McSears’ vehicles remained at his house… Someone caused him to leave the residence without taking his vehicle.”
The sheriff also said that his medicine was left behind as well, which poses additional concerns as McSears is diabetic.
However, his cell phone and wallet are missing, but there have been no transactions from his bank accounts.
Sheriff Wilson says that Timothy McSears was last seen at his church on Dunwoody Road, Mount Zion Baptist Church.
He says on the evening of March 6 around 6 pm, he was seen taking trash to a dumpster at the church where he is a trustee.
The church is located near several residences and is located about a quarter mile away from Georgia State Highway 136 about three miles east of Lafayette close to Naomi.
Sheriff Wilson said, “We’ve searched power lines, right of ways, we’ve searched ponds, done drone searches, ground searches, K9 searches.”
He says they’ve followed up with his customers and fellow employees at a concrete finishing business, but those have turned up no leads.
Now, McSear’s family is begging for answers.
His niece, Erika Madison, said, “There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for me or anyone else. He’s always giving and working and helping, he worked at the church all the time. We can’t really think of anyone who would want to harm him, and we’re just baffled by his disappearance.”
Ultimately, this case may be solved by someone watching this story.
Sheriff Wilson said, “The people in the community see and hear things, and my plea would be for those people if you know anything, if you see anything, certainly reach out to us.”
McSears is a 5-10, 180 pound African-American male.
If you have any information that could help locate him, please call the Walker County Sheriff’s Office.
McSears’ family is also organizing more searches and placement of missing person flyers.
If you would like to assist them, please call Erika Madison at 615-418-4884.
