Olathe police searching for missing, ‘endangered' 38-year-old man
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Olathe Police Department is searching for a missing 38-year-old man who disappeared from a residential neighborhood on Monday morning.
According to officers, Jordan Yust was last seen leaving the area of West 141st Street and South Widmer Street at around 11 a.m. Monday. He was said to be wearing a green Columbia coat and blue jeans.
Police describe him as a 5-foot-7, 175-pound man with brown eyes, a brown beard and a bald head.
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He left the Olathe neighborhood in a silver Honda Odyssey with a Kansas license plate that read '056RRA.'
Police said Jordan is 'endangered' because he had made statements related to self-harm.
If you or anyone you know has information regarding the disappearance of Yust, police ask that you call the Olathe Police Department at (913) 971-6363 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at (816) 474-8477.
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