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Updated: December 4, 2025 @ 8:39 am
The June 9 disappearance of Trout Lake resident David F. Tilton has become a bit of a mystery to federal authorities that want to bring him in for questioning.
Tilton, 60, went missing the day before he was to self-report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an arraignment in U.S. District Court in Yakima, according to Ayn S. Dietrich, media coordinator for the Seattle FBI Division.
“He committed to coming in to our Yakima Resident Agency on June 10,” Dietrich told The Enterprise last Tuesday. “We did expect him to turn himself in.”
Tilton, a former U.S. Forest Service employee and most recently a licensed real estate appraiser, is wanted by the FBI in connection with a federal grand jury indictment on three counts related to anti-child pornography trafficking laws.
A grand jury of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington, sitting in Spokane, indicted Tilton on June 9 on one count of receipt of child pornography, one count of possession of same, and one count of distribution of same.
Tilton’s vehicle was found at a car park on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest on June 13. He has not been seen since he drove away from his residence on June 9.
Dietrich said the FBI is asking the public for tips as to Tilton’s whereabouts, but in a low profile manner.
“At this point, the reason we are not blasting the media with publicity is, we don’t think that would be fruitful at this time,” she said. “Our investigation is going to continue to follow leads as to his whereabouts, and we look forward to bringing him in for questioning.”
The FBI does not consider Tilton dangerous. “We have no reason to believe people should be concerned for their safety if they were to run into Mr. Tilton,” Dietrich said.
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