Republican Oklahoma state Senate candidate Barry Christian was found dead Thursday, the State Bureau of Investigation confirmed in a social media news release. He was last seen Tuesday in Sayre, Oklahoma.
The cause and manner of death have yet to be determined.
The Sayre Police Department received an initial missing persons report Wednesday and contacted the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation the following day to request assistance.
Beckham County deputies discovered Christian’s vehicle around 9:45 a.m. Thursday in the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area south of Erick, Oklahoma. Video from ABC affiliate KOCO News 5 shows the gray 2024 Ram pickup truck crashed in a ditch.