28-year-old Illinois man was reported missing on Monday morning, as per Michigan Police
A 28 year old attendee of the Electric Forest Festival, Jerard Jackson, has been found dead around the woods of Rothbury. Jackson went missing post reporting ‘a crime had occurred’ to the police. The death apparently is a case of suicide and any foul play has been ruled out by the authorities. The reported crime, also supposedly involving his friend, seems to have never occurred. Jackson might have supposedly also tried to ‘turn himself into the police’ as per his friends.
According to the Michigan State Police, authorities reached the Jackson’s campsite around 10 a.m. on Monday. The call was made by him to report a purported criminal incident associated with a friend. After interacting with the ones supposedly involved, police arrived at the conclusion that there was no solid evidence that points to a crime that had taken place.
After interacting with the police, Jackson drove off from the festival in a rented vehicle in which he originally arrived at the festival with his friends. He left behind his cellphone, some personal stuff and the same set of people he came with. According to a social media post by a friend, Jackson ‘might have had some kind of mental crisis and wandered off’. The same friend claims Jackson allegedly tried to influence the authorities into turning himself in and a questioning had taken place before they let him go.
The vehicle was located by the police later with its keys and Jackson’s wallet still inside before finding his body in the woods. Michigan State Police states the investigation is continuing and awaiting the final report from the medical examiner.
