Veteran Clinton Bonnell has been missing for nearly a month
Clinton Bonnell, 50, had been stationed at Fort Bragg before retiring from the military and was living in the suburbs of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
He had enrolled at Methodist University and was taking classes to become a physician's assistant. His sister said Bonnell went to work out at Fit4Life gym before he went to campus on the last day where his whereabouts were known.
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Bonnell didn't show up for class the next day, raising the alarm among classmates and staff. His family said disappearing was out of character for Bonnell, who is married and has a daughter.
His training in the military means he learned how to defend himself, which has also made his sister fear the circumstances around his disappearance.
Bonnell is six feet tall with brown hair and brown eyes and weighs 195 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, brown pants and a plaid button-down shirt.
Anyone with information on Bonnell should contact the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and investigating officer Detective Sergeant J. McLeod at (910) 677-5548.
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