Derrick Chavez was 38 when he was dropped off at the Sandoval County Detention Center on Montoya Road in Bernalillo, New Mexico, at about 9:00 a.m. on December 17, 2017. He intended to visit someone who was incarcerated, but after that morning he was not seen or heard from again.

Derrick is a Native American man affiliated with San Felipe Pueblo, 5 feet 3 inches tall and 155 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black Nike jacket with a red swoosh, tan pants, and carrying a red laptop case. Distinguishing marks include a Priscilla tattoo on his neck, a tattoo on his left forearm, and a noticeable indentation on his head where the right side of his skull had been removed.

The Bernalillo Police Department is the investigating agency and his case is listed with the New Mexico Department of Public Safety’s missing persons clearinghouse, but few details about his movements after arriving at the detention center have been released. If anyone saw Derrick that morning or has information about his whereabouts, please come forward.