Missing From: Youngstown, Ohio
Missing: February 19, 2002
Age at Disappearance: 16
Height: 5′ 10″
Weight: 160
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Biracial (Asian/Caucasian) male. James is of Japanese descent, and spoke Japanese and limited English at the time of his disappearance. He may dye his hair red. James has a mole on his right cheek near his nose.
Details of Disappearance: James was living with two guardians, David Sharpe and Jennifer Lynn Snyder, in the 20 block of Manchester in west Youngstown at the time of his disappearance. Sharpe and Snyder had been granted temporary legal custody of him in April 2001. James’s mother lives in Japan; James himself spent most of his early life there. James is mentally disabled; he has the learning capacity of a fourth-grader and suffers from emotional and developmental problems. James’s guardians stated that they last saw him at their home on January 3, 2002. He has never been heard from again. Foul play is suspected in his case due to the circumstances involved.
Investigative Agency: Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office 330-740-2370
If you have any information on this case, please contact CUE Center for Missing Persons at (910) 343-1131 or call the CUE Center 24-hour tip line at (910) 232-1687. All information submitted to CUE Center for Missing Persons is confidential.