Video Shows Suspects Using Missing Man’s Checkbook

LONGVIEW — Authorities have released surveillance video of a group of people trying to cash a check belonging to a missing Longview man. The video, from December 4, shows four people in a car attempting to cash a check under Ronnie Joe Gammage’s account about 20 minutes after he had been there. He had been reported missing that same day.

Gammage is described as 6’ 8” tall, weighing 265 pounds, and usually dressed in western attire. Officials say he suffers from a mental disability which can impair his ability to make sound judgments. Gammage’s truck was found abandoned with slashed tires in the parking lot of a Waffle House at 318 East Loop 281 in Longview. His vehicle is a tan Chevrolet pickup truck. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Ronnie Gammage is asked to contact Detective David Cheatham at 903-237-1147.