Updated 6/22: His family says that Joby has been found and is OK. No other information is available.
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His last reported sighting was around Tompkins Square Park late Monday night.
His brother, Joshua Joseph, has been coordinating efforts to find Joby.
Per a recent Instagram post:
He has had no contact with his family or friends. Some reports have called in stating they have seen him around Tompkins Square Park area and Ave A late Monday night, June 17th. They have described him as disheveled and out of it.Physical description: long scruffy beard, 6’1, 180 pounds, possibly malnourished.Whether these reports are true or not, I cannot grasp what mental state of mind he is in or what led him to this point. I appreciate everyone's involvement, which has led to these calls, tips and info. Hopefully, everyone's continued efforts will help us locate him ASAP and get him to safety.
Joshua created a link on Google Maps with a rough perimeter and active locations in the East Village and Lower East Side that update in real-time according to their search efforts.
A screengrab of the map is below. You can access it here.
Joby, who works the door at several local bars, has been known to be MIA for a day or two.
"This is the first time this has happened for such a long period of time," Joshua told the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com. "It's not unusual for him to be gone for maybe a couple of days, but nothing like this. We don't know anything."
The family filed a missing person's report with the NYPD on June 8.
Anyone with information that could help in the search for Joby is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). You may also submit tips online. All calls are strictly confidential.
