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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Seeks the Public’s Help in Locating Missing Laurens County Man

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Steven Earl Bentley
Steven Earl Bentley

(Walhalla, SC)-----------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a missing Laurens County man who was last seen in Oconee County late last Friday night. 

 

A family member of 39 year old Steven Earl Bentley contacted the Sheriff’s Office this afternoon and told Deputies that the last time Steven was seen was around 11pm last Friday night near the Jake’s Marathon location on N. Highway 11 near Salem.  According to the family member, Steven walked away from the area of Jake’s.  Deputies do not know Steven’s direction of travel.  

 

Steven has a listed address in Cross Hill, SC.  Steven is a 5’10” tall and weighs around 180 pounds.  Steven has blue eyes and brown hair with a receding hairline.  Steven was last seen wearing khaki pants, a gray t-shirt, black tennis shoes and a blue NAPA auto parts hat.

 

According to the family member, Steven received a ride from Greenville to Oconee County.

 

The Missing Person’s Unit has been notified and an NCIC form has been filled out in order to list Steven as missing in the National Crimes Information Center database. 

 

If you have any information on the whereabouts of 39 year old Steven Earl Bentley, or were in the area of Jake’s Marathon on N. Highway 11 late last Friday evening, and saw someone matching Steven’s description, call 911 immediately.  You can also submit a tip to Crimestoppers, where you don’t have to give you name, at 1-844-71-CRIME.  You can also submit a tip to Crimestoppers online at 71crime.com or by using the free P3 app, which you can download on your mobile device. 


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