Missing Athens sophomore may have disappeared with registered sex offender

An Athens High School sophomore, missing since Sunday, is believed to have run away with a registered male sex offender, officials said.

Luke Kemmerle, 15, is thought to have willingly gone with the man, Zachary Wisor of Nelsonville, 22, said Molly Burchfield, a social worker for the Athens Police Department.

The sophomore, 5 feet 3 inches and 110 pounds, is described as being Hispanic with brown eyes and brown hair with red highlights, according to an Athens Police Department report.

At the time of his disappearance, Kemmerle was wearing a white hoodie with a gray design, blue jeans with a patch on the left leg and athletic shoes, said Lt. Dave Williams.

Kemmerle, who was last seen in Athens, also has his upper-right ear pierced and was wearing other jewelry.

Wisor, 5 feet 8 inches and 125 pounds, has blue eyes and brown hair, according to the Ohio Sex Offender Registry.

He was indicted in the Athens Court of Common Pleas in 2005 for illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance involving a young female, according to the Ohio Sex Offender Registry.

Wisor drives an older golden Oldsmobile, Burchfield said.

Whether or not the pair is still in the Athens area is unknown, she said.

Kemmerle was added to the Ohio Attorney General’s Web site Monday night. Amber and trucker alerts were filed yesterday morning and went out that afternoon, Burchfield said.

If anyone has seen Kemmerle or Wisor or has additional information, call APD at 592-3313.