Abandoned vehicle prompts search for missing man in Adams Co. | News

Law enforcement agencies in Mississippi and Louisiana are investigating a missing person case after a man’s vehicle was found abandoned in Adams County.

According to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle linked to Shaun Thornhill, 41, of Mangham, La., was found abandoned on Kingston Road Wednesday.

Thursday and Friday, deputies and members of the Adam’s County Search and Rescue Team searched, by ground and by air, more than 600 acres of woods along Kingston Road where Thornhill’s vehicle was found.

Searchers are currently waiting for creek water levels to drop to continue the search, according to the sheriff’s department.

Investigators have been in touch with the Thornhill’s family in Mangham and St. Francisville, La. The last reported sighting of Thornhill is Sunday in St. Francisville.

Adam’s County investigators have also been in contact with St. Francisville authorities on this case.

Thornhill is a white male, has blue eyes, weighs 180 pounds and is 5-feet-10-inches tall.

If anyone has seen or knows the whereabouts of Shaun Thornhill, contact the ACSO at 601-442-2752.

Copyright 2012 WLBT. All rights reserved.