{"id":428907,"date":"2026-10-15T22:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T22:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/428907\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T22:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T22:04:10","slug":"purple-alert-issued-for-missing-tallahassee-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/428907\/","title":{"rendered":"Purple Alert issued for missing Tallahassee man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has issued a Purple Alert for a missing Tallahassee man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officials said Travis Chester, 45, has been missing since Monday and was last seen in the area of 1000 Nature Trail Way in Tallahassee. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Chester was last seen wearing a light colored red or yellow dress shirt and old blue jeans. He may also have long dreadlocks on the side of his head, according to FDLE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He may also be driving a 2024 Dodge Ram 1500 with the Florida tag number 80VCCK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Chester reportedly has brown eyes and is about 6 feet and three inches. He also weighs 215 pounds, per FDLE. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">FDLE Purple Alerts are issued to locate missing adults who have mental disabilities that are not Alzheimer\u2019s disease or dementia-related disorders. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/10\/15\/purple-alert-issued-missing-tallahassee-man\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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