Missing Mays Landing Man Found Dead in Vineland

A body of a 28-year-old man reported missing back on December 10th has been found in Vineland.

Police in Vineland say Robert Nicholson IV was found dead near a retention pond on East Chestnut Avenue Wednesday afternoon. His body was discovered by a landscaper.

Police say there were no obvious signs of trauma, and an autopsy has been ordered.

Police say Nicholson was first reported missing on December 10th, "from 1200 Southwest Boulevard (REM NJ), after he ran away from the facility. He was entered into NCIC as missing. When located on December 26, his clothes matched what he was last observed wearing the day he went missing. "