Missing1923Actor Cole Brings Plenty Named as Suspect in Domestic Violence Case

Mar. 15, 2025

Cole Brings Plenty.Photo:Lawrence Kansas Police Department

Yellowstone Spinoff Actor Cole Brings Plenty Named as Suspect in Domestic Violence Case, Hours After Going Missing

Lawrence Kansas Police Department

Cole, who played sheepherder Pete Plenty Clouds in1923, was last seen leaving Lawrence, Kansas, in his car in the “early morning hours” on Sunday, per the poster.

Mo’sYellowstonecostar,Cole Hauser, who plays Rip Wheeler on the series, shared the poster on hisInstagramas well, writing, “My good friend @mobringsplenty nephew is missing. He was last seen on Easter evening in Kansas City. If you have any information on his whereabouts please contact the below or your local police.”

Hours after theYellowstonestars shared the missing person poster, the Lawrence Police Department released astatementon Facebook naming Cole as a suspect in an incident that “involves allegations of domestic violence.”

Cole Brings Plenty in 2023.Frazer Harrison/Getty

Cole Brings Plenty attends the Red Nation Celebration Institute’s 28th RNCI Red Nation Awards at Fine Arts Theatre on November 12, 2023

Frazer Harrison/Getty

According to the release, authorities “responded to reports of a woman screaming for help” in an apartment on Sunday morning. After an investigation identified Plenty as a suspect, “traffic cameras showed him leaving the city immediately after the incident.”

In addition to being named a suspect, the police said they “have probable cause for his arrest, and issued an alert to area agencies.” However, the authorities kept details of the incident to a minimum due to the sensitive nature of the allegations. Per the release, no further details will be shared.

The police also noted that Cole’s family has been in touch with authorities, “expressed concern and reported him as a missing person.”

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Police are asking anyone with information — or anyone that sees his 2005 Ford Explorer, with a Kansas license plate of 368PXB — to call 911 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Lawrence and Douglas County at 785-843-8477.

source: people.com