Missing Man Found in Longview

LONGVIEW — A missing Gregg County man is found following a reported kidnapping. Justin Wade Allen had been last seen on Saturday, October 12, on Goforth Road in Gregg County. Sheriff Maxey Cerliano reports Allen was located in Longview Saturday night around 11:00. He told investigators he had been kidnapped, assaulted and held at a location in the Spring Hill area of Longview. Allen was treated and released at Good Shepherd Medical Center for injuries to his face and upper body. Sheriff Cerliano says Allen’s release was due in part to the media coverage of this case, as his story became “too hot” for his captors to hold him longer.

Allen’s red Camaro has been stolen and is still missing. When he disappeared, a woman identified as Hether Dawn Lyles, 29, was with Austin. Investigators say she has been accounted for but is not cooperating with law enforcement due to outstanding warrants for her arrest.