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Search underway for missing Crawford County man

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM

By Steve Anderson

The Illinois State Police (ISP) have issued an Endangered Missing Person Advisory Alert for an elderly area man.

The alert was at the request of the Crawford County Sheriff's Department as they seek information in locating 74-year-old Leslie Johnson, who was reported missing Thursday from a nursing home in Hutsonville.

He is described as a white male about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing around 160 pounds. Johnson has gray hair and eyes and wears glasses and was last seen wearing a gray cardigan, a dark colored undershirt and dark colored blue jeans.

His last known location was walking on Pleasant Street in Hutsonville around 3 p.m. on July 17th.

Johnson has a condition that could place him in danger. Anyone with any information as to his whereabouts is asked to contact the Crawford County Sheriff's Department at (618) 546-1515, the nearest law enforcement agency or 9-1-1.

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