J'Asiah Mitchell Missing Updates – The body of a 2-year-old Dekalb County boy was found in the landfill as his father faces murder charges

Who you can contact

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of J'Asiah Mitchell, call the East Point Police Department non-emergency line at 404-761-2177.

Possible reasons for a person's disappearance

The World Population Review published a list of reasons why a person might go missing:

• Kidnapping (child abduction, ransom, human trafficking, political goals)
• Enforced disappearances (due to corrupt government officials or criminal activity)
• Missing in action (during military service or in countries experiencing insurgency or unrest)
• Voluntary disappearances (youth runaways, avoiding debt, avoiding law enforcement or criminal elements)
• Involuntary disappearance (dementia or other age-related disabilities, intellectual disability, accident alone and away from home)

What did the police say?

Before Friday evening, DeKalb police had treated J'Asiah's case as a kidnapping.

But after no evidence of a kidnapping was found, the police changed course.

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“Our investigation revealed that there were no armed robberies or kidnappings in DeKalb County.

“The whereabouts of two-year-old J'asiah Mitchell are still unknown. At this time, the East Point Police Department will be the lead investigative agency.”

J'Asiah's father arrested

J'Asiah Mitchell's father was arrested for making a false report about his son's kidnapping.

Artavious North, 23, is charged with making false statements and falsely reporting a crime when he claimed his son had been kidnapped during an armed robbery.

However, police found no evidence of a kidnapping and North has since been arrested based on his claim.

The 10 states with the most missing people in 2022

These are the 10 states with the most missing persons reported last year:

1. California – 2,133
2. Florida – 1,252
3. Texas – 1,246
4. Arizona-915
5. Washington-643
6. New York – 606
7. Michigan-556
8. Oregon-432
9. Pennsylvania-401
10. Tennessee-361

What information will the police ask for?

When someone is reported missing to the police, the police need some information to assist them in their search.

This could include:

• Personal details of the missing person such as full name, date of birth, home address and employment details
• More details about their disappearance, including when you last had contact with them, what they were wearing when they disappeared, and possible reasons for their disappearance
• Any factors that could endanger the person
• Police may also ask about the missing person's personal belongings, such as their cell phone or laptop. Police officers may also want to visit your home to conduct a search