Joshua Johnson, 29, found safe after Holiday missing-person alert

Is Joshua Johnson still missing, as the original search appeal says? No. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office says the 29-year-old has been found and is safe. That update resolves the central question behind the appeal in Holiday, Florida: the public is no longer being asked to help locate a man whose whereabouts remain unknown. ¹

The statement appears at the top of the agency’s original missing/endangered notice. Beneath it, the earlier search information remains, including language saying deputies are searching for Johnson. Read together, these are not two competing accounts of his current status. The update supersedes the search request below it. ¹

The distinction matters for anyone encountering the notice now. Its description of Johnson, his last known location and a possible vehicle all belong to the effort to find him. They explain what deputies asked people to look for before he was located; they are not a fresh appeal.

Deputies said Johnson was last seen around 12:38 a.m. on October 27, 2026, in the Mosaic Drive area of Holiday. That is the last-seen location supplied during the search—not an identified location where he was later found. The update gives no recovery address or other account of where he was located. ¹

The original notice described Johnson as 5 feet 11 inches tall and around 240 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. It said he was last seen wearing a baseball jersey, jean shorts and cowboy boots. Those details served as identifying information for the public while his whereabouts were unknown. ¹

The vehicle information was more tentative. The sheriff’s office said Johnson might be driving a white 2023 Dodge RAM 1500. It did not say the truck had been seen with him at a particular place or time. That possibility should not be rewritten as a confirmed sighting or a verified account of his movements. ¹

The agency also asked people with information to use its non-emergency line or submit an online tip. Those instructions were part of the original search notice. Repeating them now as a request to find Johnson would miss the development that changes the story: the agency has confirmed he is safe. ¹

The outcome is clear, but the circumstances are not. The sheriff’s office does not say when Johnson was found, who located him or how the search ended. Without a recovery time, the last-seen time cannot be used to calculate how long he was missing. ¹

Nor does the notice explain why Johnson was initially classified as endangered. That label was part of the agency’s search appeal, but the brief update supplies no underlying explanation. It would be speculation to attach a particular medical condition, personal circumstance or threat to it. ¹

“Safe” is the agency’s reported outcome, not a detailed medical assessment. The notice does not say whether Johnson needed or received treatment. It also provides no basis to infer that a crime occurred, that he was injured or that any particular event caused his disappearance. Those gaps should remain gaps rather than become a narrative the evidence cannot support. ¹

The responsible conclusion is narrower—and sufficient. A missing-person appeal was issued for Joshua Johnson, and the agency that issued it now says he has been found safely. Readers do not need an explanation of his private circumstances to understand that the earlier request to locate him has been resolved.