$1,000 reward being offered for info on missing Whitley County man

The family of a missing Whitley County man is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to his whereabouts.

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the whereabouts of Justin Young, who was last seen on June 14.

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department announced on Facebook Monday that the reward is now being offered by the family of Justin Young, who was last seen in the Devil’s Creek and Travis Trail areas about 9 p.m. on Friday, June 14.

The sheriff’s department initially made a June 18 post asking for the public’s help in locating Young, 35. Monday’s post noted that he is still missing and entered as a missing person.

“Over the past weeks multiple extensive ground searches have been conducted by law enforcement, emergency management, family and friends in the Travis Trails, Devils Creek, and U.S. National Forest areas. Aviation and Kentucky National Guard helicopter searches have also been utilized. Canine searches have also been performed, yielding no results. Justin had no active cell phone, no banking accounts nor active credit or debit cards, nor digital activity/footprint,” Monday’s post noted.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department or Whitley County E-911 at (606) 549-6017.

Young is 5’9” tall and weighs about 155 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.