Jerry Wayne Robinson was 71 years old when he was last seen in Jasper County, Mississippi, near Pachuta, on the evening of November 27, 2021. Public missing-person records identify him as Jerry Wayne Robinson, also listing the nickname “Tire Man,” and describe him as an adult male with brown eyes, bald hair, about 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, and approximately 195 to 205 pounds. The Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons lists his last known location as County Road 16 in Pachuta, while some later public reporting and advocacy pages refer to the area as County Road 61, creating a small discrepancy in the publicly available location details. What remains consistent across the available sources is that he was last seen around 6:00 p.m., walking in an unknown direction in rural Jasper County.
The first public alerting around Jerry’s disappearance emphasized concern for his safety. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert for him, noting that family members said he suffered from a medical condition that could impair his judgment. That detail gave the case an added urgency: Jerry was not simply a man who had walked away from a familiar place, but an older adult whose ability to make safe decisions may have been affected. The alert described him as having no hair and brown eyes, and said he had last been seen walking near County Road 16. Authorities also reported that he may have been accompanied by Lester Cornell Jefferson, described in public notices as a Black male, about 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighing around 190 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
As the days passed, the public record of Jerry’s case remained painfully limited. There appears to have been very little news coverage beyond the Silver Alert and missing-person listings, a silence that can make a disappearance feel even more isolating for loved ones waiting for answers. In a 2025 report, Darkhorse Press described the case as still mysterious and noted that Jerry had been walking with a friend near Pachuta before he was no longer seen or heard from. The same report again identified Lester Cornell Jefferson as someone some people believed may have been with him, while repeating the concern that Jerry’s medical condition could have affected his judgment.
The official missing-person listings place the investigation with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, with NamUs identifying the case as MP87789 and the Mississippi Repository listing agency case number C21-00001455. Public sources ask anyone with information to contact law enforcement, including the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department. Behind those brief database fields is the story of a man who disappeared from a quiet stretch of Jasper County at dusk: Jerry Wayne Robinson, 71, known as “Tire Man,” last seen near Pachuta on November 27, 2021, reportedly walking in an unknown direction, possibly with another man, while his family and authorities had reason to worry that a medical condition may have left him vulnerable. The case is remembered through a few consistent facts, a handful of public alerts, and an enduring need for answers about what happened after Jerry was last seen.
Last Seen: Nov 27, 2021
