Deputies in Marion County continue their search for missing University of Central Florida student, Mikanzis Spinella. 19 years old and a Radio/TV (pending) major, Spinella told family members that he would only be gone a short time.
This was three days ago.
It is believed that he left to sell an Xbox gaming system through Craigslist but that has yet to be confirmed.
His mother, Debora Spinella, told local WFTV-9, “this is totally out of character.” She has gone on record describing her son as “very quiet, and he’s a good boy. He doesn’t do drugs, and he’s an A student.”
This out-of-character situation has family and friends worried but they are not giving up hope.
As of yet there has not been any activity on his cell phone or credit cards.
Public Information Officer with the Marion County Sheriffs Office, Lauren Lettelier said that Tuesday they “pulled the phone company and we asked if they would track his phone.” She went on to say that they are trying through “any and all means necessary” to find his location and bring him home.
MCSO has issued a statement saying that “it has been determined that there has been no communication with or from Mikanzis for an extended period of time and his well-being can not be verified. He is now being listed as Missing/Endangered.”
Mikanzis left his family home around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 22 when he “told family members he would be back home shortly to pack his things to return to school at the University of Central Florida,” the news release said.
Mikanzis was last seen in a 1998 white Oldsmobile Eighty Eight, 4-door with FL license plate tag number CPCR43. He was wearing a gray short-sleeve shirt, blue jeans and black suede shoes. He has brown hair and brown eyes, and weighs 120 pounds.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Mikanzis Spinella, please call 911.
UPDATE: Public Information Officer has notified us that "he has been found in Orlando around 7 p.m. [Tuesday night] by the Orlando Police Department." "He is safe and his family has been notified."
