Joseph Brandon McCarty, 30, was last seen on June 11, 2022, in Newport, Tennessee. He had been living in a camp near the North Street bridge, close to his job. The last known movements place him getting a ride from a Facebook acquaintance who reportedly dropped him at Hippie’s Garage on Carson Springs Road; no confirmed sightings or communication followed.

Joseph is described as a white male, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, weighing 185 to 225 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. The Cocke County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation and family members issued public appeals, but no significant leads have been reported.

Joseph’s disappearance remains unexplained. If anyone knew Joseph, saw him around Newport in June 2022, or has information about the ride that dropped him at Hippie’s Garage, please come forward.