Jordan Patterson was first listed publicly as a missing juvenile from Derby, Connecticut, after March 28, 2024, a day described in NamUs records as the date of his last contact. He was 15 years old at the time, and the available case information says he attended school that day before his whereabouts became unknown. The Derby Police Department was identified as the investigating agency, with the case tied to Derby in New Haven County and entered into NamUs as Missing Person / NamUs #MP119070. Publicly listed details described Jordan as a male teenager of Black / African American and White / Caucasian race or ethnicity, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and 145 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
The early public record offered only a limited picture of what happened in Connecticut. It did not provide a confirmed destination, mode of travel, clothing description, or detailed timeline beyond the note that Jordan had attended school on March 28, 2024. In that silence, the case carried the familiar weight of a missing-child investigation: a young person was suddenly unaccounted for, and law enforcement and the community were left with only identifying information, a last known location, and the hope that someone might know something that could help bring him home. NamUs, the national information clearinghouse for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases, continued to serve as the central public record for the Derby case.
More than two years later, a separate public alert in Kentucky identified a 17-year-old named Jordan Patterson as a missing juvenile reported to the London Police Department. According to the alert information, he had last been seen late on May 9, 2026, in the area of the Big Lots parking lot in London, Kentucky. The alert described him as 17 years old, with brown eyes and red curly hair, wearing a black sweatshirt and black shorts. The London Police Department and local reporting later indicated that the missing juvenile had been located safe; LEX 18 reported that London police canceled the Golden Alert after the previously missing 17-year-old boy was found.
Because the available public sources present different physical descriptions between the 2024 Derby, Connecticut NamUs entry and the 2026 London, Kentucky Golden Alert, the records should be read carefully and not treated as fully identical without confirmation from law enforcement or an official case update. What can be said from the available public information is that the Derby case began with Jordan Patterson, age 15, last known to have attended school in Derby, Connecticut, on March 28, 2024, and was documented by NamUs and the Derby Police Department. Later public information from Kentucky reported that a 17-year-old Jordan Patterson who had been the subject of a Golden Alert in London was located safe. In overview, the public story begins with a missing 15-year-old in Derby, Connecticut, continues through sparse official details and community concern, and ends with the most recent publicly available reporting indicating that a 17-year-old missing juvenile named Jordan Patterson in London, Kentucky, was found safe.
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