SUBJECT: KPD Searching For Missing Man (Update: Found Safe)
DATE: December 10th, 2024
CASE #: 24-018756
GENERAL NARRATIVE
Update: Kenneth Cowden has been found safe and is no longer considered missing and endangered.
As previously released:
On December 8th, 2024, at approximately 5:37 pm, Kenneth Cowden was reported to the Kingsport Police Department as a missing person by his employer. Officers learned that Cowden has several medical issues and that he may be endangered. Kenneth was last seen on December 6th, 2024, on Federal Street in Kingsport.
Kenneth is a 47-year-old white male with brown hair and blue eyes. He stands approximately 5’11” and weighs approximately 175lbs. Kenneth is believed to be traveling in his 2008 blue Ford Edge, license plate (470BHWD).
Anyone with information on Kenneth’s whereabouts is asked to contact Kingsport Central Dispatch at (423) 246-9111 or the Criminal Investigations Division at (423) 229-9429.
Alternatively, if an individual who can provide information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link:
https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us
MISSING PERSON INFORMATION
Name: Kenneth Cowden
Age: 47
Gender/Race: Male/White
Height/Weight: 5′ 11″/175lbs
Hair/Eyes: Brown/Blue
Residency: Kingsport, TN
Last Known Location: Federal Street
RELEASING OFFICER
Corporal Brandon Johnson
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
Office (423) 229-9339, Fax (423) 343-9749
BrandonJohnson@KingsportTN.gov
