Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP141395)
Ronald Andre Alston was 51 years old when he was last known to have contact with others on October 24, 2021, in Halethorpe, Maryland, in Baltimore County. He was staying in Halethorpe at the time, and the available case information says he left one day and did not return. After that, there was no further contact with his family or with the home where he had been staying.
His disappearance was documented in NamUs as case MP141395, a national system used to organize information about missing, unidentified, and unclaimed persons in the United States.
Ronald was listed as a Black/African American male, bald, with brown eyes. At the time he was reported missing, he was described as about 5 feet 5 inches tall and approximately 290 pounds. One identifying feature noted in the case information was a tattoo of boxing gloves on his right arm or shoulder. Those details would have mattered deeply in the early search for him, because in a missing person case, physical identifiers can help investigators, hospitals, shelters, outreach workers, and members of the public recognize someone who may not be able to immediately identify himself.
The Baltimore County Police Department was identified as the investigating agency, with the case associated with agency case number 21-298-1072 and a report date of October 25, 2021. Baltimore County’s official missing-persons information states that its missing-person cases are handled by detectives from the department’s Homicide Unit and Missing Persons Unit, reflecting the seriousness with which these disappearances are treated. In Ronald’s case, the known public circumstances were spare and painful: he was in Halethorpe, he left, and the people who cared about him were left without contact or explanation.
The available NamUs case data now indicates that Ronald Alston’s case resolution status is Alive, meaning he was found alive and this is no longer an active missing persons case. The exact date when he was located is not clear from the available information, so it should be understood only that the case has been resolved and archived, not that a specific recovery date is publicly established here. In overview, Ronald Andre Alston’s case began with his disappearance from Halethorpe on October 24, 2021, after he left the place where he had been staying and made no further contact; it was investigated by Baltimore County Police and recorded in NamUs with identifying details meant to help bring him home, and the case ultimately ended with the most important known outcome: Ronald was found alive.Last Seen: Oct 24, 2021
