IN JACOB McCARTY: Missing from Harrison County, IN - 21 Sept 2021 - Age 14 *Found Deceased*

'Help me bring him home' | Indiana sheriff, father plead for help finding boy believed abducted

Jacob McCarty, 14, was last seen in Harrison County. Authorities believe the teen met someone online and had plans to meet them in person.

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'Help me bring him home' | Indiana sheriff, father plead for help finding boy believed abducted​

A southern Indiana sheriff and a father stood in front of a camera with tears in their eyes and pleaded with the public to help find a boy who is believed to have been abducted by someone he met online.

In the video, Harrison County Sheriff Nick Smith stood next to Jeremiah McCarty, the father of a 14-year-old boy named Jacob who left his house to take his dog for a walk at 4:07 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21, and hasn't been seen since.

Jacob walked the dog into the woods in between May & Joe Rhoads Memorial Pool and Pacer Court in Cordyon, Indiana which is located about 20 miles away from Louisville, Kentucky. Smith said this is a wooded area in-between two main roadways.

"We have searched that area by ground and by air numerous times and we've utilized K9 teams. We have not been able to find his [Jeremiah's] son," Smith said in the video.

Jacob has an online gaming presence and authorities believe the teen met someone online and had plans to meet them in person.

Smith said even after reviewing "hundreds of hours" of footage from businesses and homes around the area, authorities have not been able to find Jacob or who he went with.

"We believe at this point, Jacob can't return and we need your help," Smith said in the video.

He and Jeremiah asked anyone who had a camera on their house or business to review the footage.

"Any time that anyone can spend looking at cameras, please do it," Jeremiah pleaded. "Help me bring him home."

"We want you to look on that footage and see if you see this boy, his dog, or a vehicle that they're in," Smith said. "It might be a gas station, it might be a McDonald's drive-thru it might be anywhere."

"We do not have the manpower to check every camera in a 200-mile radius, but you do," Smith said. "This is the day that you can help him, another father" Smith said pointing at Jeremiah with tears in his eyes.

Smith said anyone who finds evidence, a vehicle description, clothing description of the suspect or anything else on their home surveillance should contact the sheriff's department immediately or dial 911.


MEDIA - JACOB McCARTY: Missing from Harrison County, IN since 21 Sept 2021 - Age 14

 

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Police believe missing Indiana teen in danger after meeting someone in the woods

He is described as 5-foot-4, 200 pounds with shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes.

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Police believe missing Indiana teen in danger after meeting someone in the woods​

Police are searching for a 14-year-old boy who has been missing since he left his home in Corydon on Tuesday to meet up with someone he met online, according to the Harrison County Sheriff's Department.

Jacob McCarty has been missing since 4:07 p.m. on Sept 21, when his father says he took his dog on a walk into the woods in Corydon near Pacer Court, which is near Federal Drive Northwest.

In a video posted to Facebook, Harrison County Sheriff Nick Smith makes the plea for any businesses or homes with cameras with 100 miles of Corydon to check their camera footage.

Police do not believe the boy was abducted, but that he met up with someone he met online.

 

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Missing: Boy Never Returns Home After Possibly Meeting Online ‘Gamer’ in Wooded Area

Indiana police are searching for a 14-year-old boy who vanished after leaving home to meet someone in the woods. Jacob McCarty hasn’t been seen since September 21, after he left his home in Corydon off of

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Missing: Boy Never Returns Home After Possibly Meeting Online ‘Gamer’ in Wooded Area​

Indiana police are searching for a 14-year-old boy who vanished after leaving home to meet someone in the woods.

Jacob McCarty hasn’t been seen since September 21, after he left his home in Corydon off of Pacer Court, the Howard Country Sheriff’s Office reports. He left to meet someone in a wooded area behind a nearby Walmart but never returned. Family members said he may have been meeting up with someone he played online games with.

 

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Bodies of Indiana boy, 14, and dog found days after they vanished​

Foul play is not suspected, officials said​

Bodies of Indiana boy, 14, and dog found days after they vanished

The body of a 14-year-old Indiana boy who was reported missing last week was found dead, authorities said.

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Wow. Did not expect that.

 

[RoundPeg]

Wow. Did not expect that.

I didn't either. I'm interested in the autopsy results. I feel awful for his family.

 

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I didn't either. I'm interested in the autopsy results. I feel awful for his family.

I wonder what happened? For both he and the dog to have been deceased is really unusual.

 

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I wonder what happened? For both he and the dog to have been deceased is really unusual.

Hit by a car? Suicide?

 

[Mel70]

I wonder what happened? For both he and the dog to have been deceased is really unusual.

If the dog became aggressive trying to protect him, I've heard of them being killed too.

 

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This isn't far from me. I can't find any updates yet.

 

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Corydon man plans fundraiser for Jacob McCarty's family, hoping to raise awareness for teen suicide

Multiple national medical groups representing more than 200 children's hospitals recently declared a national emergency, saying there's a crisis in youth mental health.

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Corydon man plans fundraiser for Jacob McCarty's family, hoping to raise awareness for teen suicide​

Multiple national medical groups representing more than 200 children's hospitals recently declared a national emergency, saying there's a crisis in youth mental health. Now, after a recent tragedy, some Corydon community members are hoping to raise awareness.

Derek Korte, a general manager with CC Powersports, will hold an ATV/UTV ride and fundraiser to support the family of Jacob McCarty, who went missing in September before being found dead a few days later.

"I see the pain, and the community surely felt it, and the family surely felt it," Korte said. "Aand I just want to do something to help."

Korte is a parent and a coach at Corydon Central High School, where 14-year-old Jacob was a student.

"When Jacob was found, and the conclusion was met, my heart just broke," Korte said.

Jacob's body was later found Sept. 26 near a wooded area off Interstate 64 around the Corydon exit. Korte wants to help his family.

"I spoke with the father last week, and he was overjoyed.," Korte said. "It's still a really tough time for them. And we're just trying to do something to help them through and to honor Jacob's legacy."

Korte also plans to make it an annual event that will promote teenage mental health and suicide prevention.

"We have to teach them ways where they know there's resources for help and they can reach out if they're having a hard time in life," Korte said.