The Gautier Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating Colten Potter, a 16-year-old White male who was last seen at approximately noon on October 7, 2026, leaving the Bayou Oaks Street area.
Police said Potter was wearing a light blue long-sleeve shirt and black shorts. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs approximately 230 pounds, and has brown hair and hazel eyes.
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Anyone with information about Potter’s whereabouts is asked to contact Gautier Police Dispatch at (228) 497-2486. In an emergency, call 911.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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