Police: SBI assisting in cold case of missing Salisbury man Michael Rustin - Salisbury Post
LENOIR — Agents with the State Bureau of Investigation were seen digging today behind an abandoned home in Caldwell County under the belief that there may be remains of missing Salisbury man Michael Rustin. According to SBI Public Information Officer Shannon O’Toole, the SBI was asked to assist in the investigation by the Salisbury Police and the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office. Rustin, then 33, was last seen April 19, 2009, after he got into a blue Chevrolet Impala with at least two Hispanic men. He left to go to the store around 3:30 p. m. , but when he never returned, he was reported missing around 11:30 p. m. Rustin’s vehicle was still at the store when his girlfriend and a friend arrived at the store to check on him. Police said at the time Rustin was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a black shirt with a red and gray Dickies logo on it. He also had on black night boots and a brown, yellow and red beaded necklace. However, according to WBTV, investigators with the SBI have been digging for much of the morning and early evening in a well at a home that has not been lived in since 2009. WBTV reports that officials have not found a body, but continue to dig... Source: www.salisburypost.com
