UT DYLAN ROUNDS: Missing from Lucin, UT - 28 May 2022 - Age 19 *Found Deceased**GUILTY PLEA*

Family offering $20,000 reward for man who disappeared after 'weird run-in' with stranger - East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS – A 19-year-old man with ties to eastern Idaho has been missing since Saturday morning and his family is working with law enforcement to find him. Katie Wells of Rigby tells EastIdahoNews.com her nephew, Dylan Rounds, was last seen Saturday in Lucin, Utah, on the farm where he is...

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Family offering $20,000 reward for man who disappeared after ‘weird run-in’ with stranger​

Katie Wells of Rigby tells EastIdahoNews.com her nephew, Dylan Rounds, was last seen Saturday in Lucin, Utah, on the farm where he is working. Rounds apparently called several family members last Wednesday after having a “weird run-in” with a guy on a gravel road.

“The man was walking down the gravel road barefoot. He flagged Dylan down, who was in his truck. He asked to use Dylan’s phone and was acting erratically. Dylan felt the man was dangerous and may have been high. When he asked Dylan for a ride, (Dylan) did not give him a ride,” Wells explains.

Wells says the man was spotted in Montello, Nevada several days later asking about Dylan and there are reports that the man got a ride to Dylan’s trailer on Saturday.


“We don’t believe anything was ransacked,” Wells explains. “Dylan is missing, his phone is missing and his wallet.”

Noting Dylan’s age, Wells says some people seem to think Dylan ran off, but she suspects foul play.

“He is an old soul, farm boy at heart. All he wants to do is get up and work all day every day. He isn’t interested in partying, he isn’t interested in travel. He never dated in high school. He’s not your typical 19-year-old,” Wells says.

Dylan’s mom, Candice Cooley, lives in Twin Falls and his dad, Justin Rounds, lives in Ucon. They are actively involved in the search and are offering a $20,000 reward to anyone who finds him or knows where he might be.


MEDIA - DYLAN ROUNDS: Missing from Lucin, UT since 28 May 2022 - Age 19

 

[Guess Who]

So Linda looked at the crime statistics for Montello. Montello has 59 citizens and yet gets an "F" for crime and it says 96 percent(!!!) of cities in the US are safer than Montello. And it is based on violent crime.

However, it sounds like Dylan went missing from the farm area and hadn't been seen in Montello since that Thursday and in fact it had been said Friday but apparently that was incorrect, it was Thursday... His phone was pinging around the farm area after that and a call was made to his grandma...

Even so if the crime rate is that high less than 30 miles away...

and if it's the closest town, we all know those people flow over to nearby areas and are basically still neighbors even that far away because there are no closer neighbors to be had and if he happened to say too much to the wrong people or flashing cash, that crime rate says a lot.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Bank transactions confirm Dylan was in Montello on Thursday.
Witnesses report that Dylan was also there on Friday. The family is moving forward with the Friday date.
Saturday is the day he made a phone call from his farm and the last ping of his phone from that area.

I see. I would think LE could confirm that by now, the Friday part. Even so apparently he was on the farm after that and/or his phone was but he certainly could have brought someone home or attracted someone who showed up there after he got home Fri or early Sat. and especially if he had just been to the bank recently or known to have cash on him, etc.

 

[GrandmaBear]

the possible not hiding the fact if he had easily available money on him or at his place is what I keep coming to

I agree it seems the most likely. Good kid, responsible kid or not, he would look like a young naive sitting duck to a criminal type quite possibly. A meth head, stranger or drifter or even a newly hired farm hand, etc. The other possibility is I do wonder about the friend of his grandpa's he fired. That couldn't have been a pleasant situation and where else around there would a person find another job...

 

[Guess Who]

I agree it seems the most likely. Good kid, responsible kid or not, he would look like a young naive sitting duck to a criminal type quite possibly. A meth head, stranger or drifter or even a newly hired farm hand, etc. The other possibility is I do wonder about the friend of his grandpa's he fired. That couldn't have been a pleasant situation and where else around there would a person find another job...

yeah, and to fire somebody in a place like that should have been drastic because on the other hand, where do you find a replacement worker there when there are no people, let alone worker type.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Different interview with Dylan's mom. Not really anything new. But she did talk about D, the man fired by Dylan, and the other man. She did say that as far as the family is concerned, they do not at this time have any suspicion about them. And they've been out there helping on the farm and searching since he disappeared.
Personally...there's only so many people out there... And even fewer with a direct connection to Dylan or a reason to be on his farm.

 

[GrandmaBear]

yeah, and to fire somebody in a place like that should have been drastic because on the other hand, where do you find a replacement worker there when there are no people, let alone worker type.

Exactly, it goes both ways. I'm not accusing anyone as who knows but for an older person considered a long time friend to be fired by a 19 year old "kid" relative might not sit well and if the income is needed and the job valued, it could be a pretty big deal.

And it was mentioned in the case just as the barefoot guy was mentioned. But then maybe it was understood, blew over and no big deal (the firing). It was this man the grandma asked to check on Dylan wasn't it? The fired friend I mean? That must mean things were somewhat okay and it may also mean he lived the closest?

Linda said allegedly he, his phone, wallet, a pistol and truck key fob are missing? He doesn't sound suicidal but the gun is his so did he walk off with it and leave his truck and property or what? I wonder he carried one on his person, kept it in his truck or camper trailer. If he had one on him, he could defend himself against another person and if someone else got in the trailer let's say or truck and took the gun, then it is likely someone who knew him and know of his possessions maybe...

I don't see a good outcome to this one. He has been missing for a long time already...

 

[Regina]

I'm wondering how Dylan is associated with the property where he stored his grain truck and I'm also curious as to whether that dirt pile was there prior to him missing.

 

[Guess Who]

I'm wondering how Dylan is associated with the property where he stored his grain truck and I'm also curious as to whether that dirt pile was there prior to him missing.

his grandpa owns the property. I think Dylan had bought or was buying part of it from him. Good question about the dirt pile

 

[Regina]

his grandpa owns the property. I think Dylan had bought or was buying part of it from him. Good question about the dirt pile

Yeah, what's up with that dirt pile?
It's my understanding that the grandfather owned 640 acres and that Dylan had purchased at least part of it to farm, but the property where the grain truck was and his boots found is about five miles away and so it seems kinda strange to me that it's part of the 640 acres...

 

[Guess Who]

Yeah, what's up with that dirt pile?
It's my understanding that the grandfather owned 640 acres and that Dylan had purchased at least part of it to farm, but the property where the grain truck was and his boots found is about five miles away and so it seems kinda strange to me that it's part of the 640 acres...

he boots of a young man missing for nearly two weeks have been found behind a dirt pile on his property,...

From where his grain truck was parked, his boots were about 100 yards south behind a pile of dirt just casually tossed out

The boots of a missing young man have been found, and his mother is speaking about his disappearance - East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS — The boots of a young man missing for nearly two weeks have been found behind a dirt pile on his property, but there’s still no sign of 19-year-old Dylan Rounds. Rounds attended Rigby High School and began farming grain a few years ago in the desert town of Lucin, Utah, near the […]

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[Kimster]

I’m leaning toward someone thinking that he had cash on him all the time, whether he did or not.

 

[Guess Who]

I’m leaning toward someone thinking that he had cash on him all the time, whether he did or not.

that's pretty much where i am, too or something similar physical they wanted

 

[Regina]

Since the locked gate hadn't raised a red flag, I'm curious to know the usual goings-on at that property where his grain truck was found.

 

[Kimster]

Since the locked gate hadn't raised a red flag, I'm curious to know the usual goings-on at that property where his grain truck was found.

I think the locked gate raised a red flag to the family. So did the locked truck.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Yeah, what's up with that dirt pile?
It's my understanding that the grandfather owned 640 acres and that Dylan had purchased at least part of it to farm, but the property where the grain truck was and his boots found is about five miles away and so it seems kinda strange to me that it's part of the 640 acres...

I'm wondering about a few such things as well. I wondered why the camper/trailer or what Dylan lived in is not for instance parked near the shed/outbuildings, etc. and whether there is/are power/water to all, one would think the easiest hookup for power, etc. would be next to the other building(s). And the dirt pile and yes they mentioned he would have to walk like five miles home if he took his truck to get the grain seed in storage or something on that order. 640 acres would cover a lot of area but IS this part part of "their" particular farm? Many farmers also rent additional land and since it sounds like Dylan is just now getting the soil/area up to speed to produce crops, it makes me wonder as well how long the farm has been in the family, or were if there ever were crops prior, etc.

 

[Kimster]

I'm wondering about a few such things as well. I wondered why the camper/trailer or what Dylan lived in is not for instance parked near the shed/outbuildings, etc. and whether there is/are power/water to all, one would think the easiest hookup for power, etc. would be next to the other building(s). And the dirt pile and yes they mentioned he would have to walk like five miles home if he took his truck to get the grain seed in storage or something on that order. 640 acres would cover a lot of area but IS this part part of "their" particular farm? Many farmers also rent additional land and since it sounds like Dylan is just now getting the soil/area up to speed to produce crops, it makes me wonder as well how long the farm has been in the family, or were if there ever were crops prior, etc.

I heard his mom say that he has been farming there since he was 16 so that led me to believe that the grandpa has been successfully farming the land for a while. But who knows?

 

[GrandmaBear]

he boots of a young man missing for nearly two weeks have been found behind a dirt pile on his property,...

From where his grain truck was parked, his boots were about 100 yards south behind a pile of dirt just casually tossed out

The boots of a missing young man have been found, and his mother is speaking about his disappearance - East Idaho News

IDAHO FALLS — The boots of a young man missing for nearly two weeks have been found behind a dirt pile on his property, but there’s still no sign of 19-year-old Dylan Rounds. Rounds attended Rigby High School and began farming grain a few years ago in the desert town of Lucin, Utah, near the […]

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I should have read ahead. There is something somewhere about a five mile walk and if I recall it is one of his family members saying he must have planned on walking home and I think it related to if he took the truck to the place to put it "under cover" or the grain seed under cover.... I remember finding it unlikely or thinking why would he walk five miles, couldn't another farm hand, etc. pick him up or some such...

 

[Regina]

I think the locked gate raised a red flag to the family. So did the locked truck.

I meant before that-Sat through Mon, before the parents were aware that he couldn't be located.

 

[Regina]

And the dirt pile and yes they mentioned he would have to walk like five miles home if he took his truck to get the grain seed in storage or something on that order. 640 acres would cover a lot of area but IS this part part of "their" particular farm? Many farmers also rent additional land and since it sounds like Dylan is just now getting the soil/area up to speed to produce crops, it makes me wonder as well how long the farm has been in the family, or were if there ever were crops prior, etc.

I think the grandfather had had the land since Dylan was a toddler. As I understand it, he (Dylan) had worked that land for the prior two and a half years, that he spent summers there, and had had a successful crop the prior season.
As for him walking back home from the grain truck property, yes, he would have walked it, but he wouldn't have gone through gate, so that's another "red flag" circumstance. I mean, not only did he never lock that gate, but he also wouldn't have left out that way to get back home.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

I think the grandfather had had the land since Dylan was a toddler. As I understand it, he (Dylan) had worked that land for the prior two and a half years, that he spent summers there, and had had a successful crop the prior season.

It's a bit unclear. My understanding now, which is different than I thought before, was that Dylan wanted to purchase this land. But Grandpa's name is also on the property. Probably because he got it when he was 16. I'm not sure if the land was originally grandpa's, or if they purchased it "together" when Dylan was 16.

I meant before that-Sat through Mon, before the parents were aware that he couldn't be located.

But who would be around to notice? Other than D, who was fired by Dylan and called by grandma to check.
When D checked for Dylan with J, they apparently told grandma that the truck was there and locked, but Dylan wasn't around.
So either the locked gate and truck isn't actually that big of a deal / abnormal, OR they're just deflecting away from it.