The Warren County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks will retrace areas already searched in the hunt for clues to a missing Warren County father, Sheriff Martin Pace said this morning.

Pace said he and Lee Harvey of MDWFP met Monday to discuss the next step in attempts to find 31-year-old Jason Allen Ashley, whose vehicle was found near the Warren-Issaquena county line on June 11, 19 days after he was last seen and 16 days after his family reported him missing.

During that time, a portion of a swamp at the 12,695-acre Mahannah Wildlife Management Area near where Ashley’s Jeep Cherokee had been found abandoned was partially drained and officials and volunteers searched on 4-wheelers, horses and foot.

“We feel like we’ve thoroughly covered that area he most likely would’ve walked to,” Pace said. He did not disclose why officials have decided to return to the area today.

Pace said no evidence has been found to suggest foul play.

Officials are asking anyone with information about Ashley to call the Warren County Sheriff’s Office at 601-636-1761 or the Crimestoppers hotline at 601-355-8477 or 1-866-481-8477.