Human remains found in Jessamine County identified as missing man
The State Medical Examiner’s Office has identified human remains found in Jessamine County about four months ago as a man who had been missing for almost a year, according to Kentucky State Police.
The remains were discovered in a wooded area along Sulphur Well Road in Jessamine County in March. The remains were sent to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy, state police previously said.
On Wednesday, the medical examiner’s office identified the remains as 27-year-old Timothy Sterner Jr., of Lancaster. Sterner was reported missing April 11, 2024, after he was last seen two days earlier in Garrard County.
Investigators later found a vehicle Sterner had been driving on Sulphur Well Road near River Road before he disappeared. The vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle crash the day he was last seen, according to state police.
The vehicle was unoccupied, but items believed to belong to Sterner were found, according to state police.
The investigation into Sterner’s disappearance is ongoing. Anyone with information about the investigation is encouraged to call State Police Post 7 at 859-623-2404.
