Michael Jorge Velazquez, 17, was last seen in the early morning hours of October 1, 2022, in Dardanelle, Arkansas. Motion-activated surveillance at his family’s home recorded him walking out the front door at about 2:25 a.m., carrying a large black suitcase and wearing a blue vest and blue jeans. He is described as a Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes, about 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 3 inches tall and roughly 150 pounds.

The suitcase suggests a planned departure, but no public information explains his reasons for leaving or where he intended to go. The Dardanelle Police Department opened a missing person case and the information was entered into NamUs as MP102400. There have been no publicly released leads or persons of interest, and the route he took after leaving the house remains unknown.

If anyone in Dardanelle or Yell County saw Michael leaving that night, knows where he might have gone, or has any information that could help, please share what you know with local investigators.