On Saturday, Apr. 6, Lieutenant D.W. Hedrick of the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Office responded to an abandoned vehicle complaint on Kate’s Mountain Road on the White Sulphur Springs side of the mountain.
Lt. Hedrick located a white Dodge Ram 1500 parked in a wooded area located off the main roadway. An investigation of that vehicle revealed it to be registered to Benjamin Baker of Covington, VA.
Baker had been reported as a missing person to the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia, and was last seen on Jan. 25 and had been reported as a missing person on Jan. 29, 2024.
Further investigation revealed this truck had been seen parked in the exact location two weeks earlier by an individual. A search of the area was conducted which resulted in negative findings of any individuals associated with the truck.
If you saw this vehicle or Baker in this area between Jan. 29, and Apr. 6, or have any other information regarding this investigation, please contact Lieutenant G.R. Workman with the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Office at 304-647-6634 or Greenbrier County 911 Non-Emergency number at 304-647-7911 with any information. Information can also be sent by private message to the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page.
