Missing Person James Lynn Keller has been located alive in Wythville, Virginia

High Country CRIME STOPPERS

P.O. Box 2544, Boone, NC 28607

(828) 268-6959 (Watauga County)

Update: July 18, 2025

James Lynn Keller was located alive in Wythville, Virginia. Please direct any further questions to Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Lucas Smith at 828-265-5720.

“CRIME ALERT”

High Country Crime Stoppers and the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s assistance in locating a missing person:

On Thursday, February 14, 2025, thirty-five-year-old James Lynn Keller was last observed in the area of Tom Jackson Road in Vilas. Mr. Keller is known to travel on foot and does not have a vehicle.

Anyone with information regarding Mr. Keller’s location is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 828-268-6959 or Sergeant Lucas Smith at 828-265-5720. All information will be kept confidential.

High Country Crime Stoppers pays rewards for information, which leads to arrests; recovery of stolen property; seizure of drugs and the location of wanted persons.

High Country Crime Stoppers is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization operated by a volunteer community board of directors serving Avery and Watauga Counties. High Country Crime Stoppers encourages the reporting of information or leads which can assist law enforcement with solving crimes. Its goal is to help in the fight against crime, but it is not part of the local police departments or sheriff’s offices. Each County has a law enforcement coordinator who participates as an advisor to the board but is a non-voting member. The citizen’s board is responsible for operations of the program, fund raising, public relations, and approval of rewards.