Ashanti Alert issued for Davie County woman, may be with man in white Ford pickup

The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued an Ashanti Alert for a Davie County woman believed to be in danger.

Authorities are asking anyone with information about 60-year-old Cynthia Roberson Gobble to call Captain DJ Smith at the Davie County Sheriff's Office at 336-399-1706. Authorities said there is evidence of physical endangerment, abduction or kidnapping.

Cynthia Gobble was last seen at 348 Country Lane in Mocksville. She is believed to be traveling in a white 1997 Ford F-250 pickup truck with North Carolina plate number YV1974. Authorities believe she could be headed to a home at High Rock Lake in Davidson County.

Cynthia Gobble is described as white with shoulder-length, brown hair and brown eyes. She stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds. She was last seen wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt that says "Colorado," blue jean shorts and brown Birkenstock sandals

Authorities named Gregory Wayne Gobble, 59, as a suspect in the case.

Gregory Gobble stands 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds and described as white with brown hair and brown eyes. He has a mustache and beard and sometimes wears a baseball camp with "Colorado" on the front of it" and sunglasses.

What is an Ashanti Alert?

An Ashanti Alert is for adults older than 17 (unlike an Amber Alert). According to the N.C. Center for Missing Persons, the Ashanti Alert establishes a voluntary nationwide communication network to aid in the search and recovery of missing persons between the ages of 18 and 64.

The Ashanti Alert Act was passed in 2018. It was named in honor of Ashanti Billie, who was abducted and killed in 2017.