No evidence of missing teen found in pond

By Paul Keane

The Wayne County News

No evidence of a human body was found in a local pond that was drained 
as the search for a teen missing since January.

Wayne County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Geoffery Clark announced 
on Friday that multiple agencies assisted in draining the pond located 
off Holly Bush Church Road and providing drones, cadaver dogs and other 
equipment to assist in the search for John Quavontae Gandy, 19, who went 
missing in the area on Jan. 8.

"The search of the beaver pond is complete," Clark said early Friday 
afternoon. "Multiple drone searches and multiple cadaver dog searches 
have revealed no evidence to indicate that a human body was in the pond. 
We are moving equipment out at this time.

"The landowners have been very cooperative and have assisted in the 
search."

Clark said the search for the missing teenager is continuing.

"We will continue to follow any credible leads in the disappearance of 
John Gandy," he said. Anyone with credible information is asked to 
contact the Sheriff's Department of call 911.

Agencies participating in the draining and search of the pond included 
the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, Wayne County Post 2 Constable 
Stephen Ainsworth, the Mississippi Department of Homeland Security, 
American Red Cross, Wayne County Board of Supervisors, 10th Circuit 
District Attorney Kassie Coleman and her office, Waynesboro Fire 
Deparmtent and Waynesboro Mayor Scott Frost.

Cadaver K9s were provided by Southern Search Dogs and the Gretna, La., 
Police Department.