SC SC - Julius Gamble, 23, Johnsonville, 28 Aug 2014

Investigators with the Florence County Sheriff's Office need your help in locating a missing Johnsonville man. Julius Lavarn Gamble, 23, of Johnsonville, was last seen on August 28, Gamble, also known as "Juju" is described as a black male, approximately 5'7" inches tall, weighing approximately 155 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

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Her family has searched several areas in and around the Johnsonville and Pamplico communities in recent days. Kelly said every time they call Gamble's two cell phones they go straight to voice mail...

Kelly said her son was with his cousin Larry Coles Wednesday.

Deputies arrested Coles, 31, Saturday morning following a two-day manhunt. Florence County Sheriff's Major Michael Nunn said when deputies stopped a car Coles was riding inFriday morning, he ran out into the woods near Pamplico.

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JOHSONVILLE, SC (WMBF) - After months without any answers, the friends and family of Julius Gamble met Saturday to beg for whatever help they could get. Gamble went missing last August. His friends say he was last seen in Johnsonville. Since then, several different county and state agencies have aided in the search, but Gamble is nowhere to be found.

The Florence county Sheriff's Office says it has tried everything from checking tips, and canvasing the ground, to even speaking with psychics. "We have left no stone unturned when it comes to this case,” said Mike Nunn, with the Sheriff's Office.

Gamble's friends and family made it clear that they believe someone knows something, and it's their turn to talk.

“You've got to practically beg somebody to say something?" Asked Harriett Kelly, Gamble's mother. “You shouldn't have to beg nobody [sic] to say nothing [sic] because you know what? God's gonna [sic] speak for himself.”

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FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Family members say the man killed in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning is the brother of a missing Johnsonville man.

Florence County Coroner, Keith von Lutcken identified the deceased subject as Jeremy Lorenza Kelly, 27, of the Johnsonville area. Family members told WMBF News that Kelly is the brother of Julius Gamble, a Johnsonville man who has been missing since August 2014. The family held a vigil for Gamble this past weekend.

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A Johnsonville family still searches for closure after putting up a billboard of 23-year-old Julius Gamble who disappeared August 28, 2014...

The billboard and $25,000 reward is a plea the family hopes will lead to their loved one...

Major Mike Nunn with Florence County Sherriff’s Office says there have been hundreds of dollars and man hours spent in an attempt to locate Gamble over the past year and so far there is one person of interest, in the disappearance of Julius Gamble, his cousin Larry Coles.

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• Missing Since: 08/28/2014
• Missing From: Johnsonville, South Carolina
• Classification: Missing
• Sex: Male
• Race: Black
• Age: 23 years old
• Height and Weight: 5'7, 155 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Gamble's nickname is Juju. He has the word "JUJU" spelled down the inside of his forearm and the letters "JPE" tattooed on the inside of his wrist; a photo of the tattoos is posted with this case summary.

• Florence County Sheriff’s Office 843-665-2121

• The CUE Center for Missing Persons
• SC Now
• Julius Gamble's Facebook Page
• WPDE 15