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Jonathan Hoang is a 22 year old (21 at the time he went missing) high support needs autistic man from Arlington, Washington who vanished from his home the night of March 30th, 2025. Despite his family’s insistence that Jonathan did not desire to leave his life, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has done little to investigate his case as they are running with the narrative that as an adult, Jonathan had the right to leave. They have even made cruel jokes to his family that in a few years, Jonathan will return with a wife and children and a full beard, and they will all laugh about the whole thing. Jonathan did not know how to use public transportation, how to use money, and relied on his family to help him navigate the world around him. He was enrolled in a school program for disabled individuals which he enjoyed, and had recently expressed to his parents that he did not wish to live on his own someday and had even told them that he was afraid of getting older and being told to move out, so the notion that he left on his own accord to start a new life is absurd. He left behind items like his cell phone, his jacket and his favorite shoes, things that would be very uncharacteristic for him to leave home without, and instead took his WiFi-only tablet and apparently wore his mother’s garden shoes.

An endangered missing persons alert was not sent out until 5 days after Jonathan had been reported missing, and searches were called off very hastily. Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office also maintained that Jonathan was low support needs and that he possessed skills that his family and teachers have disputed. This, coupled with the joking remarks about Jonathan returning someday with a family, have painted the picture of a very botched handling of this case.

On June 23rd, a man strongly believed to be Jonathan showed up in Kirkland, Washington over 40 miles away on the ring footage of some homes in the middle of the night. He appeared to be confused, and was notably stimming with his hands and vocally stimming. The street he was on had the same number as the one he lives on in Arlington, and if it is Jonathan, many believe he was trying to get home. However, how he would have gotten to Kirkland remains a mystery.

If you are located anywhere in Washington State, or surrounding states, please keep an eye out for Jonathan. The circumstances of his disappearance are very concerning and strange, and he could be anywhere. And please spread the word wherever possible. His family just wants answers and to have him home.

Snohomish, WA

The Snohomish River, 2025