Claude Jones Missing Person Case

Jul 18, 2019

Nov 26, 2019

Claude

Jones

36

29

72 inches

160 lbs

Black / African American

Male

In the early evening of June 18, 2019, 29-year-old Claude Jones left his home in Detroit, Michigan, on his blue bicycle. It was around 7:30 p.m. when he was last seen near the intersection of Riopelle Street and East McNichols Road. For his family, this was an alarming anomaly, as it was the first time Claude had ever disappeared or failed to return home. At the time he went missing, he was described as being in good physical and mental health. His departure was seemingly ordinary, with no indication that he would not be seen again. Claude Jones is a Black man, standing approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing between 160 and 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. On the day he vanished, he was wearing black jeans, a long-sleeved black t-shirt, black shoes, and a blue Carhartt coat. Some reports also mention he was wearing a black do-rag. The bicycle he was riding was blue, a key detail in the initial search for him. Despite these descriptions being shared, his journey on that summer evening remains a mystery. Years have passed since Claude Jones rode his bicycle away from his home, and his case remains unsolved with no significant leads having developed. The Detroit Police Department has been handling the investigation, but the passage of time has not brought the answers his loved ones seek. His case is a quiet but persistent tragedy, a story of a man who vanished from his neighborhood without a trace. The overview of the case is one of sudden and unexplained absence; a 29-year-old man, with no history of such behavior, disappeared into the evening, leaving behind a family searching for closure and a community with unanswered questions.

Jun 18, 2019

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

No

57379

Detroit Police Department

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

48226

Shannon Jones

Sergeant

1301 3rd St, Michigan

3135961800

Local

Law Enforcement

1906180450

Detroit Police Department

na

Black

Brown

Brown

07/05/2026