BREVARD COUNTY, Fla – The FBI’s Tampa office is asking for the public’s help in locating a truck driver who vanished while in Central Florida. They are investigating it as possible hijacking.
Investigators said Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez was last seen on April 17 at the Brevard County Rest Area on Interstate 95 south in Grant-Valkaria.
Gonzalez disappeared while transporting vehicles from the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, to Miami, the FBI said. The truck and some of the cars have been recovered, but Gonzalez is still missing.
The FBI is focusing its search on the off ramp at the rest stop that gets back onto I-95 South. They are looking for any videos or photographs from the time of Gonzalez’s disappearance to help in the investigation.
Jeffrey Simpson has been a truck driver more than 40 years. He says the situation is shocking.
“I don’t normally worry about where I park or being confronted by people - I never have been in almost 40 years,” said Simpson. “But things are getting worse as time goes on. You know, people are getting broke into their trucks. The freight’s getting stolen, you know, kidnapping people. So, maybe a little more cautious if somebody knocks on the door. But I’ve always been cautious about that. You don’t just pull your curtain open and let somebody see you.”
The FBI is urging anyone with information to call 1-800-CALL FBI or submit tips online.
The public is also encouraged to share any videos or photographs taken in the early morning hours on April 17 at the Brevard County Rest Area in Grant-Valkaria.