
The person at the center of this case
Wesley Dixon Jones
Justice for Wesley Dixon Jones โ the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.
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Why did the gray 2003 Ford Escape have a flat tire, and was it disabled before or after Jones disappeared?
Was Jones actually fishing on the Umatilla River, and if so, did anyone see him there on October 5?
Who was driving the vehicle when Jones was last seen in the passenger seat, and where did they go?
Wesley Dixon Jones, a 71-year-old member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, was last seen on October 5, 2025, at 3:15 p.m. in the passenger seat of a gray 2003 Ford Escape on east Short Mile Road in Pendleton, Oregon. His vehicle was later found at his residence with a flat tire, and while he may have gone fishing on the Umatilla River, foul play is being considered. The circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear, and investigators are seeking information from anyone who may have seen him or his vehicle that day.
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October 5, 2025 Pendleton, Oregon Wesley Dixon Jones was last seen on camera at approximately 3:15 p.m. on October 5, 2025, along east Short Mile Road on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Pendleton, Oregon.
He was seen in the passenger seat of his gray 2003 Ford Escape with Oregon license plate SM15454. Jones was wearing a black and red Tigerscott jacket, a black shirt, black sweatpants, and boots.
His vehicle was later located at his residence with a flat tire. It is possible that Jones went fishing somewhere on the Umatilla River, but foul play is also being considered.
Remarks: Jones is affiliated with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Wesley Dixon Jones was seen in the passenger seat of a gray 2003 Ford Escape (Oregon license plate SM15454) along east Short Mile Road on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, wearing a black and red Tigerscott jacket, black shirt, black sweatpants, and boots.
Gray 2003 Ford Escape was found at Jones's residence with a flat tire.