CANNON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Kent County authorities are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a doctor facing criminal charges whose been missing since Wednesday.
In January, Dr. Steven Edward Scranton was charged with criminal sexual conduct involving some of his patients. His license was suspended a month later.
Scranton was out on bond awaiting trial when he disappeared from his Cannon Township home around 10:19 p.m. on April 25.
Investigators believe Scranton is suicidal. They say they’ve tried “traditional investigative techniques” to find him, to no avail. Deputies say Scranton left home with a rifle, but they do not believe he intends to harm anyone else.
Scranton is 65 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 195 pounds. He wears glasses, has white hair and hazel eyes. Scranton was last seen wearing a gray Northface jacket and jeans. He was driving a 2015 Dodge Ram Longhorn pickup truck with a four-door extended cab bearing the Michigan license plate DHM5056.
Anyone who sees Scranton or his vehicle is asked to call the Kent County Sheriff’s Office at 616.632.6357 or Silent Observer at 616.774.2345.