Charles Joseph Browning III, known as CJ, was 30 when he vanished from an IHOP parking area in the Tillman’s Corner section of Mobile, Alabama, on the morning of September 27, 2019. Between about 9:00 and 10:00 a.m., his common-law wife went inside the restaurant and returned to find him gone. He had no cellphone or vehicle with him when he disappeared.

Family describe recent changes in his behavior before he disappeared, saying he was acting erratically and showing signs of paranoia. At the time he was last seen he wore a maroon shirt, khaki shorts, brown flip-flops and a blue and white Salt Life cap. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 11 inches, about 215 pounds, with brown hair, green eyes, numerous tattoos including Tara on the back of his neck and Loyalty Omerta Respect across his abdomen, a large diagonal scar on his back and pierced nipples.

The Mobile Police Department opened an investigation but has not confirmed whether he left on foot or with another person. His family has used social media and community outreach to seek leads. Does anyone who was in the Tillman’s Corner IHOP area on September 27, 2019, remember seeing CJ or a person matching his description?