Search for missing man yields no clues
NEWTON COUNTY - by Mike Lout/KJAS - The question still remains: where is James Lenington? Officers with the Newton County Sheriff’s Department, Jasper County Emergency Corps and the Texas Equusearch group, along with Burkeville firefighters and many residents of the area joined together on Saturday for what Newton County Sheriff Joe Walker said would be the final search of an area where the missing man’s truck was found.
However, at the end of the day, there was still no evidence as to where Lenington was or what happened to him. In all, it is estimated that around 90 people participated in the search, which was the third of the area.
Early on, officers believed that Lenington had suffered a stroke, dementia or some other medical problem that caused him to become lost. However, word is that the investigation is now focusing on possible foul play.
83 year old Lenington, who is a resident of the Toledo Bend area on Recreational Road 255 in Newton County, was last seen at the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Highway 190 West in Jasper on the evening of July 28th. His abandoned truck was found a few days later on an oil field road about 3 miles east of Highway 87, just off Recreational Road 255, near the Mitchell Cemetery.
There is no word on what the next step in the investigation will be.
