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75-year-old Fort Smith resident who went missing under suspicious circumstances has been identified as a controversial former Waldron mayor.
Troy Anderson was reported missing Saturday, but is believed to have been missing for more than a week. Although Anderson has been living in a Fort Smith apartment, he was once the mayor of Waldron. Anderson resigned from the mayors office in Oct. 2006, after pleading no contest to charges of indecent exposure and abuse of office. However, Anderson had initially faced two charges of abuse of public trust and two charges of patronizing a prostitute.
During the investigation that resulted in the charges, two women told a State Police investigator that Anderson solicited and paid for sex from them. Anderson was also accused of providing city water service to a woman in exchange for sex.
He had some problems, but he had many good qualities and was loved by many people, said Rhonda Piles, a longtime friend of Anderson.
Authorities are attempting to locate Anderson and determine the nature of his disappearance.
Neither Anderson nor his tan Toyota pickup have been seen since June 21, said Sgt. Daniel Grubbs of the Fort Smith Police Department.
Piles said a close mutual friend of hers and Andersons informed her that Andersons pickup has been located in the Little Rock area.
The pickup had been sitting in the location for three days, she said.
Fort Smith detectives searched Andersons apartment, but found no blood or indication of a struggle, according to Sgt. Levi Risley of the Police Department.
Piles said she has been told that authorities discovered that bleach had been used to clean parts of Andersons bedroom and that sheets were missing from Andersons bed.
Piles described Anderson as being of sound mind and highly intelligent.
Anderson is described as approximately 6 feet tall, around 160 pounds and as having gray hair and green eyes.
http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2009/06/30/news/news063009_02.txt
Police said his door was locked from the inside. The landlord reported the back window to Anderson's apartment shut but not locked.
Anderson was the mayor of Waldron before residents there petitioned for him to resign in 2006. The petition came after Anderson was accused of patronizing a prostitute and for giving women in Waldron special treatment on their water bills in exchange for sex.
Police won't confirm that Anderson's past has anything to do with this case.
http://www.4029tv.com/news/19899174/detail.html
Troy Anderson was reported missing Saturday, but is believed to have been missing for more than a week. Although Anderson has been living in a Fort Smith apartment, he was once the mayor of Waldron. Anderson resigned from the mayors office in Oct. 2006, after pleading no contest to charges of indecent exposure and abuse of office. However, Anderson had initially faced two charges of abuse of public trust and two charges of patronizing a prostitute.
During the investigation that resulted in the charges, two women told a State Police investigator that Anderson solicited and paid for sex from them. Anderson was also accused of providing city water service to a woman in exchange for sex.
He had some problems, but he had many good qualities and was loved by many people, said Rhonda Piles, a longtime friend of Anderson.
Authorities are attempting to locate Anderson and determine the nature of his disappearance.
Neither Anderson nor his tan Toyota pickup have been seen since June 21, said Sgt. Daniel Grubbs of the Fort Smith Police Department.
Piles said a close mutual friend of hers and Andersons informed her that Andersons pickup has been located in the Little Rock area.
The pickup had been sitting in the location for three days, she said.
Fort Smith detectives searched Andersons apartment, but found no blood or indication of a struggle, according to Sgt. Levi Risley of the Police Department.
Piles said she has been told that authorities discovered that bleach had been used to clean parts of Andersons bedroom and that sheets were missing from Andersons bed.
Piles described Anderson as being of sound mind and highly intelligent.
Anderson is described as approximately 6 feet tall, around 160 pounds and as having gray hair and green eyes.
http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2009/06/30/news/news063009_02.txt
Police said his door was locked from the inside. The landlord reported the back window to Anderson's apartment shut but not locked.
Anderson was the mayor of Waldron before residents there petitioned for him to resign in 2006. The petition came after Anderson was accused of patronizing a prostitute and for giving women in Waldron special treatment on their water bills in exchange for sex.
Police won't confirm that Anderson's past has anything to do with this case.
http://www.4029tv.com/news/19899174/detail.html
