TN TN - Robert Roberson, 48, Dyersburg, 30 Aug 2014

Robert A. Roberson, 48, with a listed address of 106 Shibley Street in Newbern, was reportedly last seen off of Holly Springs Cemetery Road in Dyer County where his 1995 Red Dodge Dakota truck was stuck in a field...

A female passenger reportedly with Roberson at the time his truck became stuck in the field was able to walk to a nearby residence on Holly Springs Cemetery Road, where the resident contacted the Sheriff's Office. After arriving at the scene, the responding deputy found the truck and, according to the report, it was obvious someone had been working to free the vehicle from the ditch.

Roberson was last seen wearing blue jeans and was not wearing a shirt. He is listed as 5'8 and weighs 195 pounds, with tattoos on both arms as well as a tattoo of a heart on his chest with the name 'Regina'. Though it's believed Roberson left on foot, the direction of travel is still unknown.

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Deputies, the Dyer County Rescue Squad, and members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol combed the soybean field and wooded area where the man was last seen, even using a helicopter and cadaver dogs.

Crews weren’t searching the site Friday, but Roberson’s wife was there, hoping to find her husband...

Regina said she knows the woman who was in the truck, but didn’t want to identify her. She said she didn’t know why her husband of 30 years was driving in the rural part of Dyer County, 15 miles from his home in Newbern, Tenn. “I don’t know. I haven’t found out yet. They haven’t told me too much,” said Regina.

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Crews weren’t searching the site Friday, but Roberson’s wife was there, hoping to find her husband.

“We been out, all through here,” said Regina Roberson.

Friday, she walked the soybean field in Dyer County where her husband was last seen, the morning of August 30th.

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Robert Anthony Roberson, a 48-year-old man of Dyer County, was arrested in Tennessee according to information retrieved by The Tennessee Daily Sun.

The Tennessee Daily Sun first heard about the event on August 20, 2014 after the arresting agency previously released the information to the public. At this time it appears Roberson has allegedly been charged with 1 total offense, described below.

At the time of the arrest, Mr. Roberson was characterized as a white man and 48 years old. Additional details of the arrest were not recorded at this time.

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