AL-Antwarn Rayshun Siler, 17 yr. old male, Coffee County

[PrayersForMaura]

Local teenager missing

December 23, 2005

A Troy woman has been left with few clues, and even fewer answers, following the disappearance of her son a week ago from a juvenile boot camp in Coffee County.

Angela Siler of Troy said she has not heard anything from her 17-year-old son Antwarn Rayshun Siler, who is believed to have run away from the Pathways boot camp outside of Enterprise.

Siler said her son had been sent to the boot camp as a result of increasing behavior problems. Antwarn spent several months at the facility but was scheduled to go home on December 15, the same day he turned up missing.

"Last Thursday I was getting ready to go pick my son up from Pathways when I received a call about 8:30 a.m. and they said 'Mrs. Siler, We have some bad news'," Siler said.

Siler said when Pathway employees went to wake the juveniles up at approximately 5:30 a.m., Antwarn was not found.

Pathways filed a report with the Coffee County Sheriff's Department following Antwarn's disappearance. Coffee County Sheriff Ben Moates said indications are that Antwarn simply walked away from the facility.


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[ShowerSinger]

Uh, BOOT CAMP! And they are not keeping an eye out for "runaway" incidents? Lame. Very lame. I've never heard of a boot camp that a teenager WANTS to go to. I am angered by this. It does sound like the older girlfriend is likely involved. Especially since mom confronted her, and all.
Poor mom. I hope he at least calls her for Christmas.
Praying he comes to his senses, and goes home.
It would be a very long shot, but I hope nothing sinister has happened to him.
Thanks for this story, PrayersforMaura!
Merry Christmas!

[concernedperson]

I don't know if Pathways is a chain but my relatives that have been sent to the one in my hometown are all dead. Two not multitudes. They all died within 3 months of admission.

[CrimeHater]

I don't know if Pathways is a chain but my relatives that have been sent to the one in my hometown are all dead. Two not multitudes. They all died within 3 months of admission.
WHAT? died? at the bootcamp or because of the bootcamp? Whats going on, was it checked out?

[Bobbisangel]

Not long ago I checked out bootcamps and wilderness camps on the internet and did contact some of them. They are so expensive that I couldn't have afforded to send anyone there. Some of the places sounded really good though. They have schooling....counseling...lots of good things. I think when a parent gets to the point of sending their child to one of these camps they are at the end of their rope. They are trying "tough love." Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I've heard stories about bootcamps but the bad ones are probably few and far between.

It sounds like this young man was at the bootcamp for awhile without running away. I kind of wonder if he didn't decide to split on the day he was supposed to go home because he is mad at his mother for sending him there.
Maybe paying her back in his mind.

I hope that he is found safe and sound. He probably doesn't realize how much trouble he can find out there with no one to watch out for him. His mom must be worried sick.