Caleb Cordaro Wells, known to family as Corey, was 31 when he was last in confirmed contact with family on July 2, 2021. He departed Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport bound for California, arrived in Los Angeles County and checked into a Motel 6 in Rowland Heights with a man he had known since high school. About a week later that travel companion returned to Georgia without Caleb and said Caleb had chosen to remain in California; Caleb’s family found that explanation hard to accept.

Caleb is described as a Black male, 5 feet 10 inches, about 185 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a distinctive facial tattoo. His family says he had been struggling with a relapse into methamphetamine use before the trip. He missed calling his mother for her birthday on July 16, an uncharacteristic lapse that prompted the missing-person report. The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office has handled the investigation and investigators say leads have been scarce; there have been unconfirmed sighting reports in California but no direct contact with family.

If anyone saw Caleb after July 2, 2021, or knows where he might have gone in California, please share information with the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.