Missing Person

Jason Sims

Jason Sims, 15 at the time of his disappearance, has been missing from Fairfield since Jan. 1, 2015. NamUs lists the Jefferson County case as open and unresolved, and authorities say he may need medical attention.

Incident date: January 1, 2015
Location: Fairfield, Jefferson County
Independent sources: 4

The record

Jason Sims has been missing from Fairfield since Jan. 1, 2015, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Its current poster lists him as 27 years old and directs anyone with information to contact 911, the Fairfield Police Department or NCMEC 4.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s NamUs database lists Sims under case MP28527. The official record identifies him as 15 at the time of the incident and classifies the case as open and unresolved. NamUs lists the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department as the primary investigating agency 1.

The NamUs record does not provide a date of last contact or location in the supplied material 1. NCMEC, however, gives Jan. 1, 2015, as the date Sims went missing and Fairfield as the location 4.

Both organizations display an image age-progressed to 15 because the original photograph was taken when Sims was younger. Both also state that he may need medical attention 14.

In February 2015, WBRC reported that Fairfield police had released the age-progressed image and were working with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Police described Sims as approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall and 125 pounds, with black hair and black eyes. The station reported that he was born April 24, 1999, had never been enrolled in school, had no medical records and was believed to be autistic 3. Those personal and medical details are based only on that news report.

WBRC also reported that Sims’ parents had been charged with four counts each of aiding the dependency of minors following a child-neglect investigation. According to the station, Sims’ mother had been found unconscious at the family’s Fairfield home on Jan. 23, 2015, and later could not tell investigators where he was. His father was in custody and declined to provide information about Sims’ location. The couple’s three other children were found with a relative in Mulga on Jan. 26, the report said 3. No supplied source says either parent was charged in connection with Sims’ disappearance.

The NCMEC poster identifies the Fairfield Police Department as a contact agency and lists case number 1244365 and NCIC number M692448503 4. NamUs lists case MP28527 1.

Timeline

January 1, 2015Confirmed
NCMEC lists Jason Sims as missing from Fairfield; WBRC also reported this missing date.
January 23, 2015Reported
WBRC reported that Sims' mother was found unconscious at the family's Fairfield home.
January 26, 2015Reported
WBRC reported that three other children in the family were found staying with a relative in Mulga.
February 20, 2015Reported
WBRC reported that Fairfield police released an age-progressed image of Sims and were working with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
Current supplied NamUs recordConfirmed
NamUs lists MP28527 as open and unresolved.

Documented claims

Jason Sims is listed in NamUs as missing-person case MP28527, and the case is open and unresolved.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
NamUs lists Sims as 15 at the time of the incident.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/28161201/fairfield-police-release-age-progressed-image-of-missing-teen/
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children lists Sims as missing since Jan. 1, 2015, from Fairfield, Alabama.
Confirmed
Source: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children · Corroborated by 1 additional source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/28161201/fairfield-police-release-age-progressed-image-of-missing-teen/
NCMEC's current poster lists Sims as 27 years old.
Confirmed
Source: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children · Single-source claim.
NamUs lists the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department as the primary investigating agency, while NCMEC identifies the Fairfield Police Department as a contact agency.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
Sims' displayed photograph was age-progressed to 15 from an original photograph taken when he was younger.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 2 additional sources: https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1244365/1, https://www.wbrc.com/story/28161201/fairfield-police-release-age-progressed-image-of-missing-teen/
Sims may need medical attention.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Corroborated by 2 additional sources: https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1244365/1, https://www.wbrc.com/story/28161201/fairfield-police-release-age-progressed-image-of-missing-teen/
WBRC reported that Fairfield police and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency were working together on the investigation in February 2015.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC reported that Sims was approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall and 125 pounds, with black hair and black eyes.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC reported that Sims was born April 24, 1999, had never been enrolled in school, had no medical records and was believed to be autistic.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC reported that Sims' parents were charged with four counts each of aiding the dependency of minors after a child-neglect investigation.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC reported that Sims' mother was found unconscious at the Fairfield home on Jan. 23, 2015, and later could not tell investigators where he was.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC reported that Sims' father was in custody and declined to give investigators information about Sims' location.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
WBRC reported that the couple's three other children were found staying with a relative in Mulga on Jan. 26, 2015.
Reported
Source: WBRC · Single-source claim.
NCMEC identifies the case as NCMEC 1244365 and NCIC M692448503.
Confirmed
Source: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children · Single-source claim.
The supplied NamUs material does not state a date of last contact or location.
Confirmed
Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.
The supplied sources do not state that either parent was charged in connection with Sims' disappearance.
Unknown
Source on file · Single-source claim.

Sources

NamUs case MP28527 — Jason Sims — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen
5 years after Fairfield boy's unsolved disappearance, father pleads guilty to misdemeanor — AL.comOpen
Fairfield police release age-progressed image of missing teen — WBRCOpen
Have you seen this child? Jason Sims — National Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenOpen