Fairmont police search for missing man

FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Fairmont police are turning to the public for tips to find a missing Preston County man.

Isiah James Edgell, 55, was last seen March 16 on Bison Street between 9 and 10 p.m. Edgell drove his 2003 Ford F-150 to that location to help a friend fix her vehicle. Edgell is described as a white male, 6-feet tall, 245 pounds ell was last seen on Bison Street in Fairmont between 9-10 pm.

Edgell fixed the vehicle, then told the woman he was going to drive around before having to report to work that morning. Edgell did not show up for work on that day. The last cellular phone activity was in Harrison County March 16.

Edgell has property in both Preston County and Doddridge County.