Jerry Ross Cottingham, a 54-year-old Osage Nation member from the Ponca City area, was last seen on June 23, 2016 at the Osage Casino just east of Ponca City. He was reportedly dropped off that evening at the Sinclair gas station across from the casino after having received his disability check; the check was never cashed and he never returned home. His daughter reported him missing the next day.

Cottingham was described as 6 feet 2 inches, about 200 pounds, with black and gray hair, brown eyes, and glasses. He was last seen wearing a red shirt, blue jeans, and white tennis shoes and has distinctive scars above his right eye, on the top of his right hand, and on his right hip. Family members say he was legally blind and did not drive. Searches of places he frequented, including Garfield Park and Alma Avenue, produced no leads.

The Ponca City Police Department is handling the active investigation. If anyone has information about Jerry Cottingham’s movements the night he disappeared or his whereabouts since June 23, 2016, please come forward.