Joseph Edward Dixon, known as Tater, was 27 when he went missing after leaving home around noon on April 24, 2020, driving a black 2020 Nissan Rogue. He had been shot in the upper thigh the night before and was using crutches, and carried distinctive tattoos including a teardrop under his left eye and a small crown on his temple plus family names on his skin.

Joseph last spoke to his girlfriend around 8:00 p.m. that day; the call ended when his phone battery died. At 9:58 p.m. his vehicle was stopped for a missing taillight in the vicinity of Hartsville Ruby Road and Bullard Ford Road in Chesterfield County. During that stop someone reportedly jumped out of the vehicle and ran; because of Joseph’s gunshot injury it is considered unlikely he was the person who fled. The Nissan was later recovered but Joseph was not with it.

A missing person report was filed after four days without contact and the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Few significant leads have emerged and the family continues to seek answers. Did anyone in the Hartsville area see Joseph or his vehicle on April 24, 2020?