Crime & Safety

Missing Morehouse Student Found At MARTA Station

Police detectives located Benjamin Jones early Thursday morning at the Doraville MARTA station unharmed.

By Kristal Dixon

Detectives with the Roswell Police Department and MARTA Police have located missing Morehouse College student Benjamin Jones at the Doraville MARTA station, according to a post on Roswell Police Department's Facebook page.

The student was  found early Thursday morning at station, where he appeared to have gone voluntarily "with no indication foul play," the agency wrote.

Jones was reported missing last week to Roswell police by his father, Richard Jones, who told police his son left his home in Roswell on May 16 to travel to the college to pick up graduation tickets.

Roswell police worked with Morehouse College police to search for Jones, but were unable to locate him.

It has been reported that Jones did not complete requirements to graduate.

Late Thursday morning, Roswell police released the following statement:

Mr. Jones reported that due to the disappointment regarding graduation at Morehouse, he felt that he needed to get away from things. He parked his vehicle at the North Springs MARTA station and travelled to various locations however he claims his phone was broken and lost on May 17 and he believes it was picked up by an unknown subject. A tip received last night that Jones had been at the Five Points MARTA station led investigators to Mr. Jones at the Doraville station. Mr. Jones was convinced to go home to his family and he will not face any charges.


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