Remains that may be missing youth Devin Bond were found Wednesday afternoon in the Barfield area, but not in the park. WGNS' Bryan Barrett has more:
VERBATIM:
Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh says they're awaiting results from the medical examiners office for identification. He said the remains were found in heavily wooded terrain.
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
On Wednesday (11/13/19) the search continued in Barfield Park for 16 year old Devin Bond who was reported missing in 2017. One thousand acres at Barfield Crescent Park and the surrounding woods are being combed by teams of experts in hopes of finding the former Riverdale High School student.
He disappeared March 31, 2017. and Sheriff's Detective Will Pinson said the Barfield Crescent area is the last place where Bond showed his location on his cell phone.
The mother of the teen spoke to WGNS' Scott Walker 4 months after he was reported to have runaway from home and said that she wanted an Amber Alert to be issued, but that never happened...
WGNS was told by an unnamed source in 2017 that his phone was thought to of been pinged in the area of Barfield Park, but of course that was over 2 years ago.
Again, the search for Bond or any evidence of Bond continues this week in Barfield Park.
Background
It's been over 2 1/2-years since 16-year old Devin Bond packed pillows under his sheet to make it appear as if he was in bed. Then he reportedly stuffed several pants into a bag, put on a heavy coat and vanished into a chilly March 31, 2017 morning.
When the story broke two and a half years ago, officials indicated that the missing 6-foot, 160-pound teen with brownish-blond hair, had broken-up with his girlfriend the day before.
A motorist told deputies that they saw a teen matching Devin's description, walking along a rural road early that morning. Officials even got a ping on his cell phone, and confirmed he was in that area. But, by 5:00 o'clock that morning, there were no more cell phone pings.
