Jonathan David Mahan, 35, of Melber, Kentucky, was reported missing on February 2, 2018, after his sister had not seen or heard from him for a couple of weeks. Family members found a suicide note and a will at his Paducah home; the note said he intended to end his life in the Williamsburg, Kentucky area. The last confirmed contact is listed as January 25, 2018, though one report says about January 28. His vehicles remained at the residence, and investigators say he may have hitchhiked away.

Mahan had been indicted by a Graves County grand jury in 2017 on multiple charges, including ten counts of first-degree criminal abuse of a child under 12, assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, and fourth-degree domestic assault, and he failed to appear for a January 2018 court date. The Kentucky State Police searched Post 1 and conducted followups in the Williamsburg area after receiving tips, but searches have not located him. He is described as a white male, about six feet tall, 175 pounds, with blond or strawberry blond hair and blue eyes.

Does anyone have information about Jonathan’s whereabouts around late January 2018 or recall seeing him or his vehicles in the Paducah–Williamsburg area?