A little boy named Ramon Jett slipped out of a Riverdale apartment complex Friday morning, and the terrifying part isn’t just that he’s gone — it’s that he cannot say a single word to anyone who might find him. Ramon, who everybody close to him calls RJ, is only six years old, barely three and a half feet tall, and weighs just 40 pounds. He’s autistic, nonverbal, and also has ADHD. If a stranger walks up to him, RJ won’t respond, won’t scream, won’t call out for his mom. He’ll just stand there, small and silent, in whatever direction his little legs carried him.
RJ was last seen on Friday, June 28, 2026, sometime between 11:30 in the morning and noon, at the Sutter Lake Apartments located at 8104 Webb Road in Riverdale, Georgia. His mom was at work that day. RJ had been brought to his sister’s apartment in the complex, and at some point while the family napped, the little boy slipped right out the door. When they woke up around 1 p.m., he was just gone. No sound, no warning, nothing. Major Frank Thomas of Clayton County PD explained it plainly: the family’s regular home has high locks that RJ can’t reach, but this apartment had standard safety door handles — and the boy figured out how to work them. That one detail changed everything.
The moment police got the call, they went full force. Clayton County officers deployed K-9 teams, drone units, patrol cars, detectives, and even a dive team that was spotted out on a nearby lake Friday evening. That lake matters — Joy Lake sits dangerously close to the Sutter Lake Apartments, and with a nonverbal child who wouldn’t know to avoid the water, it was an immediate concern for everyone on the ground. Searchers moved through yards, outbuildings, wooded areas, and every dark corner that a scared or wandering little boy might crawl into. Neighbors came out too, joining volunteers in sweeping the large complex property.
Demeca Evans, a neighbor in the area, was one of those who showed up to help look. She put it in words that cut right to the bone. She said it’s a big complex, that she has kids of her own and a grandson about RJ’s age, and that she’d be absolutely devastated if it were her baby missing. She said she was praying hard for the mother and the whole family, and that she hoped they’d find the boy. That’s the kind of community response that shows up when a child’s life is hanging in the balance.
RJ is not hard to describe, but he would be easy to overlook if you weren’t looking for him. He stands 3 feet 5 inches, has black hair and brown eyes, and was last seen in a light green shirt, camouflage shorts, and white socks. He won’t approach you. He won’t ask for help. He won’t wave you down. Police and family alike have made it crystal clear that anyone who spots this child needs to call 911 immediately — not assume somebody else already made the call, not wait to see if he wanders closer. Just call right then and there.
As of Friday evening, the search was still actively underway. Police have not confirmed what direction RJ went after leaving the apartment, and no sightings had been reported. The Clayton County Police Department continued urging residents near the 8000 block of Webb Road to check every square inch of their property — under porches, behind sheds, inside wooded areas, and in any structure where a small child might have taken shelter. No stone was being left unturned, and with every passing hour, the urgency only grew tighter.
RJ’s mom went to work Friday morning thinking her boy was safe at his sister’s place. By afternoon, police dive teams were dragging a Georgia lake near the apartment looking for her son. That is every parent’s nightmare, distilled down to a single afternoon in Riverdale. If you are anywhere near the Sutter Lake Apartments on Webb Road, check your yard right now. A little boy who cannot speak for himself is counting on the eyes of strangers to bring him home.
