On Monday, police released bodycam footage reportedly showing a man talking to an officer shortly before his disappearance this month.
Metro Nashville police said Officer Reginald Young was investigating a vehicle burglary call when Riley Strain walked past him on the sidewalk. Young asks, “How are you?” to Strain, who replies “I’m good.”
While Young reportedly remained at the location for another 45 minutes, Strain left the area. Nashville police claimed Strain did not appear distressed during the brief exchange.
Shown was Riley's brief exchange of greetings w/ Officer Reginald Young on Gay St., south of the Woodland St. Bridge, on the night of 3/8. Riley did not appear distressed. Officer Young was there on a vehicle burglary call & remained on that portion of Gay St. for 45 min. pic.twitter.com/z0xeEzeieK
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 18, 2024
Reports indicated that Strain was kicked out of Luke Bryan’s bar in Nashville because staff believed he had too much to drink. The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating whether the bar overserved him the night of his March 8 disappearance. However, the bar said they only served Strain one drink.
Strain’s friends reportedly closed their tab at the bar and left only to find no sign of Strain.
A follow-up 911 call suggests that the initial call to 911 was placed on Saturday afternoon, 16 hours after Strain was last seen. At some point, Strain’s friends tried to report him missing at a police precinct and to Davidson County police.
Strain, a University of Missouri student, was in Nashville for a fraternity conference at the time of his disappearance. His family claimed they last tracked his phone to a location less than a mile from the bar he was ousted from. Strain’s location was unavailable on Snapchat and his phone eventually went straight to voicemail.
This past weekend, his bank card was reportedly discovered his bank card on an embankment at the Cumberland River. However, Strain remains unaccounted for.
Strain was described as being 6 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, and having blue eyes and blonde hair. He was last seen wearing a brown button-up shirt with a black chest pocket, blue jeans, brown boots, and a black Apple watch.
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[Feature Photo: Nashville Metro Police Department]
