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South Georgia man last seen at work has been missing 1 week

Jacobe Conner (Credit: GBI)
Jacobe Conner (Credit: GBI)
By Raisa Habersham
Feb 10, 2017

GBI officials are looking for a South Georgia man who was reported missing by his co-workers a week ago.

Jacobe “Jake” Dewitt Conner, 30, of Homerville, was last seen Feb. 1 while working near Score Bridge and Plumb Bush roads in Fargo, authorities said. Co-workers reported him missing about 4 p.m. that day.

Conner is described as 6 feet and roughly 250 pounds. He was last seen wearing a “Conner Timber” dark gray shirt and uniform work pants.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Clinch County Sheriff’s Office at 912-487-5316 or the GBI Douglas office at 912-389-4103.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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