Helicopter to fly around Portage in search for missing man
Updated Mar 31, 2021;
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PORTAGE, MI – Portage residents will hear a helicopter overhead Wednesday night.
The Michigan State Police helicopter will be in the area of West Centre Avenue and Oakland Drive around 9 p.m., March 31, a news release said. There is no threat to the public
It’s part of the Portage Department of Public Safety’s investigation the May 2018 disappearance of Bonafacio “Facio” Pena, then 18.
Pena was last seen leaving a home in Portage with Nicholas Johnson. Police said they believe Pena “was met with foul play.” Johnson was previously named a person of interest in Pena’s disappearance.
Michigan State Police conducted an evening helicopter operation over Portage to locate a teen that went missing in 2018.
Residents in Portage likely observed a helicopter flying overhead in the area of West Centre and Oakland Drive the evening of Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The Portage Department of Public Safety said the operation was to assist the agency with the ongoing investigation into the May 19, 2018, disappearance of Bonafacio (Facio) Pena.
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Family members noted early on in Facio s disappearance that it was unusual for the teen bot to contact his friends or family. Facio s mother says Nick has always been the main suspect in her mind. Officials with the Portage Department of Public Safety say that enlight of Johnson s latest charges, along with witness statements and other evidence, that investigators believe Mr. Pena was the victim of foul play.
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