Jonathan Darden, owner and designer for Balloonatic Fashion, has been found dead inside a vehicle near shoulder of Interstate 20 in West Monroe, Louisiana, Saturday afternoon.
Darden, 33, was located by the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office around 3:30 p.m. Deputies recovered his body inside a car. Darden had been reported missing on May 7 by the Shreveport Police Department.
Deputies say there is no indication of foul play at this time but stopped short of saying the death was as a result of a suicide.
An investigation is underway and autopsy results are pending.
Darden was a four-year Army veteran who suffered from post-traumatic-stress disorder. He made headlines in March, 2016, after fireworks set off by a neighborhood fundraising event triggered a PTSD attack.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as details emerge.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time.
LAKE COUNTY, IN. (THECOUNT) — Rylee Hanson has been identified as the victim killed in an…
FAYETTE COUNTY, AL (THECOUNT) — Brianna Hope Marchman and Javarius Walker have been identified as…
TIPP CITY, OH (THECOUNT) Caleb Flynn, previously reported in connection with what authorities initially believed…
WALKER COUNTY, AL (THECOUNT) — Whittney M. Barrentine and Chester G. Brown have been identified…
SAN ANTONIO, TX (THECOUNT) — Brittani Flanders has been identified as the woman who died…
JACKSONVILLE, FL (THECOUNT) — Janarious Mykel Wheeler, known professionally as Lil Poppa, has died from…