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Dakai Djehuti was last seen in the 6600 block of Greig Street in Seat Pleasant on August 18
SEAT PLEASANT, Md. — A family in Prince George’s County is searching for a 32-year-old father of two after he disappeared nearly two weeks ago.
Police say Dakarai Djehuti was last seen in the 6600 block of Greig Street in Seat Pleasant. Djehuti’s family says he was last seen leaving his apartment building after midnight August 18.
“He did not have his phone, did not have his wallet, any ID on him, he did not have his keys,” said Djehuti’s mother, Lisa Howell. “Every time the phone rings you’re just answering it whether it’s spam or not because you just don’t know.”
Howell says several family members, including herself, talked to Djehuti hours before he disappeared.
“We were all in contact with him shortly before this all occurred, and he didn’t allude to the fact that anything would result in him walking away in the middle of the night without any ID or anything,” said Howell who helped organize a search party Saturday.
The search planned to cover parks, parks, ponds, forests and shopping centers Djehuti frequents.
Kevonna Quarles is the mother of Djehuti’s 8-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. The two lived together.
“The last time I spoke to him was Sunday night before going to bed. Things appeared normal,” said Quarles. “He’s an amazing dad. He’s an amazing partner. He does tons of things in the community as far as giving back. He’s a mentor.”
The family says this behavior is anything but normal.
“He loves his children,” said Howell. “He’s actively involved with his children on a day-to-day basis and so the fact that he would be gone this long and not reach out to his family, his parents, want to see his children, talk to his children, it’s really concerning because that’s just not something that he would do.”
“I don’t know how my son is hydrating himself. I don’t know what he’s eating, I don’t know where he’s sleeping,” said Shahid M. Allah, Djehuti’s father. “I’m just concerned, we’re all very concerned.”
But they aren’t giving up hope. Spreading his image and searching far and wide for an answer.
Seat Pleasant Police are handling the investigation. They haven’t said whether or not they believe foul play is involved, only adding that they too are searching for Djehuti.
“Something just tells me in this spirit that he’s still relatively close to home, but why he hasn’t reached out at this point, it’s just hard to, it’s hard to understand,” said Howell. “We just want him to be safe.”
Saturday was the first official search party, but family and friends say they’ll be out here at the Kentland Community Center Sunday and Monday at 10 a.m. searching for their loved one.
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