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James Byers Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lakeland, Florida on Jun 12, 2026

Victim Details

Jul 27, 2026

Jul 29, 2026

James

Byers

27

27

67 inches

200 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 12, 2026

Lakeland

Florida

Polk County

33805

No

200843

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Winter Haven

Florida

Polk County

33880

1891 Jim Keene Boulevard, Florida

8632986834

County

Law Enforcement

PK260030964

2026-07-27

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

08/11/2026


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In the early summer of 2026, concern began to grow for a 27-year-old man from Lakeland, Florida. James Jason Byers, Jr. was last seen on June 12, 2026. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance were not immediately clear, prompting his case to be entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System later that summer, on July 27, 2026. The Polk County Sheriff's Office took the lead in the investigation into the disappearance of the young man, who was a resident of Lakeland ...
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