A search is underway for a missing and possibly armed 21-year-old man who has been texting his family with threats of violence since leaving his home last weekend near Bemidji.
Logan A. Roy, who was described as a vulnerable adult, was reported missing late Sunday afternoon, the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office said Monday night in a statement .
Roy left for a walk after he had "experienced a mental health crisis," , a response that family members said is "very common for him to do," the Sheriff's Office said.
Family member said he later sent texts threatening to harm himself and "that he would provoke law enforcement into a situation where they would be forced to take his life," according to the statement.
Sheriff's deputies, family members and neighbors have searched for Roy using ATVs and drones in the immediate area of his home .
Family, friends and community members from Red Lake and the Bemidji area halted their search late Monday afternoon to allow drones and State Patrol to do their work.
The Red Lake and Ponemah fire departments have assisted in the ground search. Extreme heat and wet terrain hampered ground efforts, the Sheriff's Office said.
Roy is described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, about 275 pounds and has bleached hair that appears blond. Family members last saw him walking north on Hwy. 89, about 15 miles north of Bemidji. He was wearing grayish camouflage-style pants, a long-sleeve black shirt and brown boots.
