Army Specialist Mason Van Kuiken missing since March from Fort Carson

Where is this missing soldier from Bradenton?
WTSP News
Tammie Fields
May 21, 2013

BRADENTON, Florida - In Manatee County, there's a mystery over a 22-year-old missing soldier who seems to have vanished without a trace.

The parents of U.S. Army Specialist Mason Van Kuiken say they've made phone numerous phone calls to try to figure out what happened to their son. Dru Love and Mike Van Kuiken say so far this is the best timeline they've been able to develop:

Army specialist Mason Van Kuiken from Bradenton is stationed at Ft. Carson, Colorado. He left the base without permission on March 14 when he had three days off.

He drove to the Fort Hood, Texas area to visit his best friend, Will, who is also from Bradenton but is stationed there.

But as Mason was headed back to Colorado a deputy pulled him over in the small town of Goldthwaite, Texas on March 15.

A Mills County Sheriff's Office deputy told the family weapons were found inside Mason's vehicle that he didn't have proper permits for so he was arrested and his car impounded. Mason bonded out of jail the evening of March 17, and a bail bondsman employee took him to a motel in Early, Texas, where Mason's debit card was used to stay the night.
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