A male body was found today in Canosia Township approximately 30 yards off of the Castle Rd.  This location is approximately two miles west of the group home from which Decoux left from on May 5th.  

The Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, along with Hibbing Police and the Sheriff's Office seized seven pounds of methamphetamine, more than $10,000 cash, plus some heroin, mushrooms and marijuana following a search of a home in Hibbing. Two people have been arrested.

On 05/18/19, at approximately 1740 hours, St. Louis County Deputies responded to a report of a house fire at 4518 Martin Road in the City of Rice Lake.  Passerby's noted smoke coming from the residence and attempted to determine if anyone was in the residence.  It was later determined the home was unoccupied at the time of the fire.  The Rice Lake Fire Department quickly knocked the fire down, which was mainly contained in the kitchen area of the home.  In addition to Rice Lake Fire, the following area fire departments also responded; Lakewood Fire, Canosia Fire, Grand Lake Fire, and the Air National Guard Fire Department. 

On 5/18/2019 at approximately 0249 hours, The Gnesen Fire Department and the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 7000 Block of Van Road in Duluth, MN for a structure fire. The fire started on a porch connected to a house. The Gnesen Fire Department was able to contain and extinguish the fire before any damage occurred to the house. The residents of the house were not injured during the incident. The cause of the fire remains under investigation but a homemade fire pit may have contributed to the start of the fire.

On Sunday 5/5/2019, an adult foster care home in Canosia Township reported a resident was missing.  Julian Daniel Decoux was last seen outside the home earlier in the afternoon.  Staff members had searched for Decoux, but could not find him. Decoux has been a resident at the home for several years.  Deputies and volunteers from the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded.  A search of the area around the foster home was conducted, however, Decoux was not located.  The search was aided by both canines and aerial drone technology.

Aircraft from both the Minnesota State Patrol and Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection have assisted in the search for Julian Decoux.  He was last observed by two separate motorists walking south on the shoulder of Lavaque Rd on the afternoon of May 5th, 2019.  He was wearing the above described clothing.

There is no specific information to indicate Decoux would begin to travel into the woods.  However, the area along Lavaque Rd where Decoux was last observed has been extensively searched by air in the event he began to travel though forest or swamp. 

Decoux remains a missing person and anyone with information is urged to call the Sheriff's Office Investigative Division in Duluth  218-336-4350