Travis Smith, who also used the names Travis Eric Smith and Eric Waters, was 36 when he was last seen in the Statesboro, Georgia area in the winter of 2019. He is 5 feet 9 inches, about 175 pounds, with red/auburn short curly hair, green eyes and numerous tattoos on his arms, back, chest and neck. When last seen he reportedly wore blue jeans and a North Face hoodie-style shirt.

The Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation on December 23, 2019. Friends and family conducted search parties and turned any potential evidence over to investigators. Law enforcement from Bulloch and Candler counties followed leads and conducted searches that did not locate him. Reports tie his disappearance to a battery incident the same night; a woman linked to that incident was described as a person of interest, and a man later arrested on aggravated assault charges was said to be one of the last people seen with Travis.

Authorities have not publicly confirmed foul play, and the investigation is described as active. If anyone in the Statesboro area knew Travis, saw him around the winter of 2019, or has information that could help, please come forward.