State police, Jennings deputies looking for missing North Vernon man

Brian Kirby

JENNINGS COUNTY — The Indiana State Police and Jennings County Sheriff’s Department  are conducting a joint investigation into the disappearance of a North Vernon man.

The Jennings County Sheriff’s Office was initially contacted by the family of Brian K. Kirby, 52, North Vernon on March 28, after Kirby failed to return home. Kirby was last known to have been seen at a residence on Primshire Court in Country Squire Lakes, North Vernon,  in the evening hours of March 27.

Kirby is described as being 5’ 9” tall, 180 pounds with red hair and blue eyes. Kirby was believed to have been wearing a gray sweatshirt with “Tennessee” printed white letters and blue jeans on the night he disappeared.

The Indiana State Police Aviation Section and SCUBA Team was also utilized in the search for Kirby.

Investigators have collected evidence in the investigation. No arrests have been made in the disappearance of Brian Kirby at this time.

Anyone with information about the disappearance of Kirby is urged to contact the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post at (812) 689-5000 or the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department at (812) 346-4911.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department and Indiana Conservation Officers have also assisted in the investigation.