Circumstances: Mr. Benton, "Joe", has a small build and frequently wore a t-shirt with jeans and a ball-cap. He has a scar on the left side of his forehead and a scar under his left eye. He has a mushroom tattoo on his lower left calf, "Smokey Joe" tattooed on his left forearm, "LOVE" and "HATE" are tattooed across his knuckles on both hands, a tattoo of a cross between his right thumb and forefinger. Mr. Benton has several teeth missing and his left ear is pierced, in which he is known to wear a small gold hoop. His 1987 Ford F150 extended cab pickup was located abandoned on Parker Point Road, south of Angelina County.