Andrew Trent Hires, called Trent by his family, vanished after a July 2022 traffic encounter on a stretch of Highway 84 at the Grady–Thomas county line. Trent fled, crashed into the bridge wall over Barnett’s Creek, exited the still-moving car and jumped from the bridge. His phone, a firearm and methamphetamine were found in the vehicle but an immediate search turned up no sign of him. Law enforcement classified him as a missing person; investigators had no conclusive evidence whether he was alive or dead.

In the months after Trent’s disappearance his family suspected foul play and focused on a man named Andrew Hill. In August 2022 Trent’s father, Anthony Tony Hires Sr., and his brother, Anthony Seth Hires II, confronted and killed Hill; both were later arrested and convicted of felony murder and sentenced to prison. On February 1, 2026, human skeletal remains were found near Barnett’s Creek, close to where Trent was last seen. Officials from Grady and Thomas counties said the location made them strongly believe the remains belong to Trent; the remains were sent to a crime lab for identification and analysis and foul play was not suspected at that time.

Does anyone have information about Trent’s movements on Highway 84 the day he disappeared or about the property near Barnett’s Creek where the remains were found?