Criminal Investigation Opened Into Disappearance of Teen Farmer, Only a Few Disturbing Clues Left Behind

A teen farmer’s disappearance has launched a widespread search effort, but hopeful family and friends have found no sign of the young man.

The few disturbing clues found around the 🏞️Utah farm of 19-year-old Dylan Rounds are leaving investigators with little to go on. Missing since May 28, the hunt for Rounds is taking a radical new turn.

Now, authorities are launching a criminal investigation as the search effort stretches into its third week.

Rounds, an Idaho native, moved to 🏞️Utah three years ago to farm a portion of his family’s land.

“This is a kid that the last three years has been out in the desolate desert tearing out new ground,” Rounds’ mother, Candice Cooley, told Fox News.

Cooley suspects foul play, believing her son would never abandon the bounty he carved out of 🏞️Utah scrubland.

“My son would not walk away from that farm on his own,” Cooley said. “He was removed from it.”

Rounds was last seen at a Nevada restaurant just across the state line from his holding on May 26. Phone records show he traveled back to