Two days after making information public about the disappearance of a 62-year-old Alba man, Wood County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Wes Criddle said the man has not been found but they do not suspect foul play.
Information sent out by the department stated that at approximately 1 a.m. on Tuesday the Wood County Sheriffs Office received a call from a woman at 2738 Farm-to-Market 17 in Alba.
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The woman said her husband, Gerald Haley, became upset and walked off from their home after making the statement that he was going to take his life.
“We’ve searched as extensively as we can. We’re checking out all leads,” Criddle said. Information about Haley has been listed in a missing person computer network.
The sheriff’s department said a search of the area (land and water) was conducted by several fire departments, citizens, East Texas Flying Services (Ray Burch) with his helicopter and the Wood County Sheriff’s Office.
Criddle said that sonar was used at Lake Fork and game wardens assisted after the department received a report that a man fitting Haley’s description was seen walking toward the lake Wednesday morning.
The chief deputy said that the department does not know why the man reportedly became upset before he turned up a bottle of pills as if swallowing them before leaving the home.
“No one actually saw him actually consume pills,” Criddle said. He did not know how long Haley and his wife had been married or why they were awake at 1 a.m.
“She just said he seemed upset,” he said.
Haley was last seen wearing a dark green shirt, bluejean shorts and flip flops. He has a short mustache and a goatee, is 5’10”, with brown eyes and brown hair. Haley has friends in the Dallas, Ft-Worth area also.
Anyone who has seen or had contact with Haley is asked to contact the Wood County Sheriffs Office as soon as possible at 903-763-2201 or call their local police agency.
