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Has anyone seen this St. Helena Island man? He has been missing for over 2 months

Kenneth Eric Jenkins Jr. has not been heard from since September, and his family believes he is in danger. Family and friends took to social media to help spread the word and bring him home.
Kenneth Eric Jenkins Jr. has not been heard from since September, and his family believes he is in danger. Family and friends took to social media to help spread the word and bring him home. Facebook screenshot from September 2017

A 22-year-old man from St. Helena Island has not been seen by his family since Sept. 16 and Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office believes he may still be in danger, according to a news release on Wednesday.

Kenneth Jenkins Jr. was reported missing from his Mango Road home on Sept. 18. He took a friend to dinner that night and then said he had to take someone to Ridgeland. His family has not heard from him since, according to a Sheriff’s Office release at the time.

Jenkins’ family took to social media to spread the word of his disappearance, sharing pictures of him with pleas for help or information to bring him home.

Jenkins is described as a 6-foot-1 black man weighing approximately 165 pounds, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone with information can call Sgt. Andrew Rice at 843-255-3429 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-Crime-SC to remain anonymous and for possible reward.

Joan McDonough: 843-706-8125, @IPBG_Joan

This story was originally published November 22, 2017 at 5:35 PM with the headline "Has anyone seen this St. Helena Island man? He has been missing for over 2 months."

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