Police seek help finding missing person

Ponca City Now - January 23, 2019 4:50 pm

On Monday, Jan. 21, the Ponca City Police Department received a call wanting to report Joshua Kyle Battiest as missing.

Battiest is 31 years old. He was last seen on Dec. 22, 2018, by a friend. Joshua did not show up for work on Dec. 21, 2018, and has not contacted them since. It also appears that Battiest has not contacted any family or friends since around that same date.

Battiest also goes by the alias Koi Lusa. He is a Native American male and is 6’2” tall. He weighs approximately 185 lbs. He has brown hair and is known to shave it or wear it long.

Battiest has multiple tattoos including a lettering tattoo on his left hand, a bear paw tattoo on his left hand, a tattoo on the left side of his head, a tattoo on his stomach, and tattoos on his upper left arm.

Battiest has been entered in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as missing. Police investigators are asking for the public’s assistance in locating him.

If you have any information that may help police in locating him, please contact the Ponca City Police Department at (580) 767-0370.

Anyone wishing to provide an anonymous tip should call (580) 762-5100. As always, you will remain anonymous, and you may receive a reward of up to $1,000.

  

 

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