Five years ago, a Brainerd man ran from the law and vanished into a dense forest. He hasn't been seen since

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OUTING, Minn. — The last time anyone saw Jami Lyle Lucas alive was while being chased by Minnesota’s Cass County Sheriff’s deputies on July 3, 2020. Deputies issued commands for him to stop, but Jami turned into woods after crashing his motorcycle, and vanished. ADVERTISEMENTFive years have passed, and Sandy Lucas has lost hope that she will ever see her son alive again. ADVERTISEMENTJami Lyle Lucas missing poster from the Cass County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Cass County Sheriff’s Office deputies Dave Donner and Nick Chiono responded to Welk’s call for assistance.