W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF WATKINS, ANDREW LEE

UNCLAS NOGALES 000079 SIPDIS SIPDIS CA/OCS/ACS/WHA SAMUEL COLON-RUIZ E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CASC MX ANDREW LEE WATKINS SUBJECT: W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF WATKINS, ANDREW LEE REF: 07 NOGALES 0071 ¶1. No action request at this time. ¶2. Name: Andrew Lee Watkins ¶3. DPOB:10-5-1983, Seoul, South Korea. ¶4. Evidence of US citizenship : Mr. Watkins provided Post with a copy of his Department of State Certification of Birth Abroad, recorded April 25, 1984 by Consul William R. Baque, Seoul, South Korea. ¶5. Description: Height:5'10" Weight:178 lbs, Hair:Black, Eyes:Brown ¶6. Date of last contact: Friday, March 9, 2007. ¶7. Place to be searched: None. ¶8. Inquirer: Staff Sergeant Ysidro Corona, Fort Huachuca Army base, Fort Huachuca AZ, tel. (520) 533-5249 ¶9. Privacy Act: Signed blanket PAW. ¶10. Remarks: On Thursday, March 1, Mr. Watkins came to Nogales, Mexico with two friends reftel above. Mr. Watkins came to visit his pregnant fiancie Maria Portillo Rodriguez for the weekend. Mr. Watkins' friends had an altercation with the Nogales police and were unable to give him a ride to return to Fort Huachuca. When Mr. Watkins' unauthorized absence from his Army unit became excessive, they contacted Post to ask for our assistance in locating the missing soldier. Mr. Watkins' friends described the location to where Mr. Watkins had been driven and Post in turn requested the assistance of Mexican authorities in locating him. Mr. Watkins was located by Mexican immigration authorities on Thursday, March 8. Mr. Watkins spoke with conoff and made arrangements to visit the ACS unit on Friday, March 9 to request our assistance in contacting his unit. On Friday, conoff spoke with Mr. Watkins and Ms. Portillo and helped them communicate with Captain Ryan, his commanding officer. Mr. Watkins told Conoff Capt. Ryan agreed to send a soldier from the base to pick him up in Nogales, AZ at 4 PM on the same day. Mr. Watkins appeared willing and ready to return to duty. Post will confirm Mr. Watkins' safe return to the U.S. and will consider this case closed after confirmation. SHARPE