Search Continues For 19 Year Old Missing Since January

Sevier County authorities are still trying to find a young man who has been missing for over a month. 19 year old John Tipton was reported missing by his family on January 15th. He was last seen that day near Smoky Mountain Knifeworks. The TBI then issued an Endangered Young Adult Alert. Tipton is a white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5’10” tall and weighs around 120 pounds. When he was last seen, he was wearing a red shirt, blue jeans and black shoes. The Sevierville Police Department says that multiple law enforcement entities have been working with them in an effort to find Tipton, but those efforts have failed to find the missing 19 year old. Authorities say if you have any information, you should call 1-800-TBI-FIND.