Family of a 24-year-old Florida man stationed at Fort Riley thought to be missing say they’re desperate for answers.
Roberto Junior Familia is an inactive U.S. Army soldier based in Junction City, with family in Florida and New York. His cousins shared in an email they last had phone correspondence with him March 19 and says a message he sent showed possible signs of distress that caused them alarm. They he say he suffers from PTSD and they have tried to file a missing person report with JCPD, which must be done in person.
Efforts to locate Familia so far have come up empty, as family say they’ve contacted every hospital in Kansas and searched other public records including arrest reports.
The family tells KMAN in an email, his mother is making the trip from Florida to Kansas to file a missing person report.
Anyone with information that can help locate Roberto Junior Familia are asked to email help.findroberto@gmail.com. A video from the family is shared here.