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In a tragic turn of events, the body of a commercial truck driver, who went missing in what authorities suspect was a hijacking incident, has been discovered along the Georgia coastline, according to an announcement made by the FBI on Wednesday.
Alejandro Jacomino González, aged 41, was last seen in the early hours of April 17 at a rest area on Interstate 95 South in Brevard County, Florida. His disappearance sparked an investigation that led authorities to find his abandoned truck nearly 300 miles away in Port Wentworth, Georgia, later that day.
Since the recovery of the truck, officials have managed to locate three of the vehicles Gonzalez was transporting in Florida, though several others are still unaccounted for. The FBI stated that Gonzalez was in the process of moving multiple vehicles from Georgia to Florida when he vanished on April 16.
“Since the truck was found, three of the vehicles have been recovered in Florida. Others remain missing…,” officials said.
Alejandro Gonzalez was transporting several vehicles from Georgia to Florida when he disappeared on April 16, the FBI said. (FBI)
Federal investigators said González had picked up multiple vehicles from the Port of Brunswick and was headed toward Miami for delivery.
GPS data showed the truck leaving the rest area, continuing south briefly, then reversing course and heading north.
Authorities said González became unreachable soon afterward.
Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez is a commercial truck driver who disappeared under “suspicious” circumstances, according to the FBI. (FBI)
In the days that followed, the FBI asked the public for surveillance video, photos and witness accounts from anyone who may have been at or near the Grant-Valkaria rest area between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. on April 17.
The bureau described González, who was originally from Cuba, as having “a full sleeve tattoo on his left arm, a tattoo on his lower right arm, and a tattoo of the word ‘Elisia’ on his right forearm.”
The FBI announced Alejandro Jacomino González was found dead in Georgia as mystery swirls about what happened to him. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
González’s cousin, Juan Carlos Forcade, told NBC6 that the FBI called González’s wife on Tuesday, and told her that her husband’s body was found in Georgia.
The FBI later confirmed that a body found in a coastal area of the state was confirmed to be González. More details about how he died were not immediately known.
Both the FBI Field Offices in Atlanta and Tampa are investigating Gonzalez’s death. Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI’s tip line at 1-800-225-5324 (1-800-CALL-FBI). Tips can also be submitted online.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the FBI for additional information.
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