Nicholas Ray Smith, 46, was last seen at his Glendale, Arizona home in the early morning hours of January 17, 2023. His mother reported seeing him pacing in his bedroom at about 3:30 AM; shortly after that he left in his vehicle. His last known contact was a phone call to an out-of-state friend during which he said he needed to get out of there but did not say where he was going.

Nicholas’s car was later found abandoned near farmland in Yuma County, Arizona. The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office searched the area around the vehicle but did not locate him or additional evidence. The circumstances — a distressed final call and a car left far from his home — remain unexplained and the case is open.

If anyone saw Nicholas, his vehicle, or has information about his movements on or after January 17, 2023, please come forward to investigators.