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74-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Prince George's County Found Dead In River, Police Say

The tale of a 74-year-old man reported missing in Prince George’s County has ended in tragedy as he was found dead, police announced.

Johnnie Bouknight

Johnnie Bouknight

Photo Credit: Prince George's Police Department

An alert was issued on Sunday, Dec. 4 regarding Johnnie Bouknight, who had last been seen at approximately 10 a.m. the day before in the 1200 block of Merganser Court in Upper Marlboro.

At the time, police only described Bouknight as being 6-foot-1 and weighing 165 pounds with a blue sweatsuit, black zip-up jacket, black sneakers, and a black ball cap.

However, shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, the Prince George's Police Department made an announcement that Bouknight was located, however, he was found dead in Montgomery County.

According to police in Montgomery County, Bouknight was located dead in his car after reaching into a river.

No other details were initially released by police investigators.

Investigators noted that there is no foul play suspected. 

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