Crime & Safety
Help Sought in Finding Missing Paulding Man
Sheriff's office seeks public's help in finding William Carl Childers, 44.

The Paulding County Sheriffβs Office is asking for the publicβs help in locating a missing Paulding County man.Β
William Carl Childers, 44, went missing from his residence Thursday afternoon. He is a white male, six feet tall and 300 lbs, the announcement said. Childers was last seen at Scottβs Store off of Goldmine Road in Western Paulding County at approximately 3 p.m. Thursday.Β
The sheriff's office said family members believe that Childers may have intentions of suicide. Childers has no money, no cellphone, and is not from this area and has no vehicle. Deputies and DNR Rangers have been searching nearby wooded areas, but have not been able to locate Childers, authorities said.
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If anyone has any information on Childersβ whereabouts, please contact the Criminal Investigations Division of the Paulding County Sheriffβs Office at (770) 443-3015.
Detectives do not have any other information and want to encourage anyone that may have seen him to come forward, the announcement stated.
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