Manhunt Continues in Mineral Springs Area

5/27/20 11:30 a.m. Update:

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office has identified the man they are looking for in the Blewett Pass/Mineral Springs area as 24-year-old Jorge O. Alcantara-Gonzalez.

He is considered possibly armed and dangerous. Gonzalez is 5'7", weighs 175 pounds with black, short-cropped hair. He is believed to be on foot and was last seen in flight from law enforcement wearing dark pants and no shirt.

He may have stolen a red tent with a gray rainfly to hide in the woods.

Deputies are looking for him in connection to a missing Kent man whose car was found Gonzalez driving it.

Neither Gonzalez nor the missing Kent man, 41-year-old Ian Eckles have been located.

Original Story

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to continue avoiding the area of Blewett Pass and Mineral Springs as they are continuing their manhunt for a person of interest in connection to a missing Kent man.

Deputies say they have not located either the missing man nor the person of interest as of late Tuesday night.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his mid-20’s to mid-30’s, about 5’8” or 5’9” tall with short cropped black hair. He has a round or bulbous nose and scarring or pockmarks on his face.

He is believed to be on foot and was last seen in flight from law enforcement wearing dark pants and no shirt.