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Iredell Teen Remains Missing. FBI Assisting In Search

January 16, 2026 By Richard C. Gilbert

The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office and multiple other her law enforcement agencies including the FBI, continue to search for a missing teen. . On Wednesday evening, 14-year-old Gideon Andrew Ferguson was reported missing. He was last seen around 4:00 p.m. at his residence on Watermoss Drive in Cleveland near the Rowan County line.

Iredell  Sheriff Darren Campbell confirmed on Thursday that the family does not consider Ferguson to be a runaway and evidence including the fact that the teen left his cellphone and backpack at the family residence might support that. If you have any information, please call 911 or the Sheriffs Office at 704-878-3180.

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