Search Continues For Missing Lake County Attorney: Sheriff

ANTIOCH, IL — Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff's office continue to investigate the disappearance of an area attorney who was reported missing by a relative Wednesday. According to a news release from the sheriff's office, 65-year-old Barry Boches, from the 41600 block of North Pedersen Drive South, was last seen at 7 a.m. Tuesday, and the last person to have contact with Boches was at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, by telephone, the sheriff's office said. Boches car was found in Waukegan, but he was not in or around it, according to the news release.

The sheriff's office confirmed to Patch that Boches is a criminal defense attorney who operates primarily in Lake County. Authorities are asking for the community's help in finding Boches, who is described as being five feet, eight inches tall, weighing 190 pounds, and has hazel-colored eyes and brown hair, according to the sheriff's office. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt with red lettering.

Anyone with information on Boches' location is asked to call the Lake County Sheriff's Office at 847-549-5200.

Patch will continue to update this news as more information becomes available.