JORDAN HUMPHREY - 18 yo/ Mentally challenged - Louisville KY

Louisville KY officials issued an alert Friday afternoon asking the
public for help in finding 18-year-old Jordan Humphrey.


Humphrey was last seen on Thursday in the 2700 block of Riedling Drive wearing a dark
green shirt, navy basketball shorts and white K-Swiss tennis shoes. He
has facial hair, is about 6-foot-2 and weighs about 200 pounds.Authorities say
Humphrey has a brain condition that gives him the mentality of a 10- to
12-year-old. He may be carrying a plastic Kroger bag with a teddy bear
in it.Anyone who
sees Humphrey is asked to call 911.

A Louisville TV viewer says he saw missing
Louisville at-risk teen, but didn't know about the Golden Alert until
two days later.

18-year-old Jordan Humphrey left his mother's
home near the 2700 block of Reidling Drive off Brownsboro Road in the
Clifton neighborhood on July 15. A Golden Alert was issued the next day.
Steve posted the following comment at wave3.com on
July 18 after watching their coverage.

"I saw this kid on Friday evening walking into
Prospect on HWY 42. I saw the story tonight (Sunday) on the news. The
kid I saw had a beard and hair on his head, which they should have
mentioned, with blue shorts and he was carrying a bag," Steve said. "I
called Oldham County 911 and they didn't have a clue as to what I was
talking about and had not heard of this kid or the Golden Alert! I had
to call LMPD non-emergency number and relay my info. They didn't even
ask me for my name or telephone number until I asked them if they wanted
it before they hung up. I hope they locate this kid. The surrounding
counties should be notified when an alert like this comes up."

WAVE TV contacted the Kentucky Division of
Emergency Management for details about the differences between Amber
Alerts for children and Golden Alerts for adults considered at risk when
it comes to getting out information.

"There is no established portal like there is
for an Amber Alert," said Buddy Rogers, a spokesperson for Kentucky
EMA about the Golden Alert system.

That means there is no common system such as a
database made accessible to anyone, anywhere in law enforcement to see
that a Golden Alert has been issued for Jefferson County. The
information spreads through media, word of mouth and through email in
some cases according to Rogers.

Still that's not the only challenge for
police handling Humphrey's case. Though family members said he has the
mental abilities of a child between the ages of 10 and 12, police said
certain realities can be limiting once Humphrey is relocated:

• Jordan Humphrey is age 18.
  
• He is legally an adult
  
• He is not declared incompetent by the court
  system.
  

According to Sgt. Jim Bland of the Louisville
Metro Police Crimes Against Children's Unit, which also includes the
missing person's division, searchers who find Bland would not have the
authority to make him go home.

"He's an adult that has every right as an
adult to go places, go where he wants to go, so the response is going to
be different when you're looking for an adult that has those rights,"
according to Bland. "Especially when compared to a child who doesn't
have the rights or ability to take care of themselves."

In addition, even though we searched the
family's address and uncovered 10 registered sex offenders living in
eight locations within two miles of the family's home, Bland said the
case does not meet the criteria needed to be considered a crime against a
child. According to Bland, that criteria includes evidence of a sex
crime or physical abuse that may have led to Humphrey's leaving home.
Bland said that criteria has not been met in this case and the case is
being handled as a missing person.

"We have no reason to believe that he has
left the local area," Bland said. "Reports have gone into Oldham County,
but as far as leaving the state or the geographic area we have no
reason to believe that he has done that."

Bland said tips continue to arrive daily and
officers continue to follow up on new leads. He said those involved
believe Humphrey is still in the area.

"I have reason to believe that here are folks
out there who know who Mr. Humphrey is or at least where he has been
recently," Bland said.

Family members researched and contacted to
search units on their own, according to Jasmine Salvi, Humphrey's aunt.
Those involved included the Jefferson County Search Dog Association.

Family members said Humphrey is scheduled to
start his senior year at Moore High School this fall. We're told he is
6'2" and a member of the Special Olympics team.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911
immediately. Tips can also be sent to 574-LMPD (5673).

Louisville Metro Police have located an
18-year-old man who was the subject of a Golden Alert. According to
police sources, Jordan Humphrey was found by police around 9:25 p.m.
Monday near the Crescent Hill Golf Course on Brownsboro Road.

Humphrey, who had been missing since July 15
from his mother's home in the 2700 block of Reidling Drive in the
Clifton neighborhood, is reported to be in good condition.

Authorities issued the Golden Alert on July
16 because Humphrey has the mental capacity of a 10 to 12 year old
child.

Metro Police canceled a Golden Alert after a
missing mentally-challenged teenager is returned home safe to his
family.
Jordan Humphrey, 18, was found late Monday near Brownsboro Road.Humphrey
walked away from his Riedling Drive home last Thursday after a spat
with his mother."He was out and she looked out, and she could see
him, and the next thing you know, he wasn't out front," said Roberta
Hickman, Humphrey's grandmother.When Humphrey didn't immediately
return home, his mother said she knew something was wrong.Jordan
is 18, but family members said he has the mental capacity of a
12-year-old.Authorities were alerted, and police issued a Golden
Alert to get the word out.Search crews, including several highly
trained dogs, spent most of the weekend scouring the vegetative areas in
the River Road corridor."We've been rotating them out very
rapidly because of the extreme temperature. We couldn't keep them out,"
said Bud Dixon of the Jefferson County Search Dog Association.Oldham
County's emergency management director said they received a tip around
2:30 p.m. Monday that Humphrey may have been spotted walking near the
Goshen General Store. He said someone driving by spotted someone
fitting Humphrey's description.Police are not commenting on
exactly where Jordan was over the weekend.Family members said
they are just happy to have him back home.

A Louisville mother says she wants an advocate to be with her
18-year-old son when he talks to police and tells them what happened to
him while he was missing for five days.
"He's excited to be home can you imagine being somewhere and someone
constantly telling you I'll take you home one day and you don't know
where you are," Alicia Hackman, Humphrey’s Mother, said.
Last week Jordan Humphrey went missing for five days and his mother says he was in danger while he was gone.
She tells us he was picked up by an older man and was not allowed to
watch television but since he is 18-years-old he will need to file a
complaint with police; even though he has a mental disability and the
mentality of a 12-year-old.

The mother of a mentally challenged teenager who went missing for five says her son is a victim.

18-year-old Jordan Humphrey was found Monday night near the Crescent Hill Golf course, just a few miles from his home.

Jordan has the mental capability of a 10-year-old. His disappearance the week before prompted a city-wide search.

A 52-year-old man Jordan's mother says is a sexual predator held him against his will the whole time he was missing.

Alicia Hickman says the man only let Jordan
go by dropping him off near his home, when he heard on the radio that
people were looking for him. Hickman says Jordan has been evaluated by
doctors to see if he was assaulted.

She wants to press charges, but says because
Jordan is 18 and she has not filed for parental consent, Jordan has to
file them himself, something she says he's not capable of doing.