City Of Columbia Police Department: Crimestoppers: Missing Male Teenager

Press release from the City of Columbia Police Department:

October 4, 2021

Investigators with the Columbia Police Department’s (CPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU) are searching for a missing 18-year-old male.

John Benjamin Wine (DOB: 1/2003) reportedly left a Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facility without permission on Sunday.

CPD officers were dispatched to 5300 Broad River Road at approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 3, 2021.

Wine is originally from Charleston County. He was last seen wearing a green shirt, blue shorts and white and black “Vans” sneakers.

Citizens with information about Wine’s whereabouts are encouraged to contact CRIMESTOPPERS in any of the following ways:

CALL toll-free, 888-CRIME-SC.

LOG onto: www.midlandscrimestoppers.com, and click on the red “Submit a tip” tab.

DOWNLOAD the new P3 Tips App for Apple or Android devices.

This press release was produced by the City of Columbia Police Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.