UPDATE: Missing Whitley County man found safe

May 12, 2021

Tom Kenny,

UPDATE: James B. McDonnell Jr. was found safe in Campbell County, Tenn., Whitley County Sheriff Todd Shelley said.

ORIGINAL STORY POSTED MAY 11, 2021

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Golden Alert was issued Tuesday by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department for a 46-year old man who went missing May 7, 2021.

Deputies say James McDonnell Jr., was last seen Friday around 9:00 a.m. on London Avenue in Williamsburg.

They say he was driving a maroon 2004 Ford F-150 pickup truck with a temporary KY tag A684957.

McDonnell is described as 5’4″ and 130 pounds, blue eyes and bald.

Deputies say he left behind his heart medication and didn’t take a change of clothes.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Whitley County E-911 at 606-549-6017 or the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department at 606-549-6006.