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A missing person report released by police indicates Michael Martin, the Las Vegas pilot who disappeared<\/a> this month, might have been upset and carried a handgun in his work bag the morning he left.<\/p>\n Martin, 65, an experienced, licensed pilot who owned his 1960s Piper plane, was last seen Jan. 2, according to his family and officials.<\/p>\n Daughter-in-law Kathleen Martin previously said his plane took off from the North Las Vegas Airport at 10:51 a.m., but his flight transponder stopped transmitting at 11:15 a.m.<\/p>\n At 12:06 p.m., she said, his phone last pinged near Tonopah, and at 12:26 p.m., his iPad \u2014 which he used as a navigation aid \u2014 and his Apple Watch last showed him near Mount Jefferson, about 50 miles from Tonopah.<\/p>\n The Metropolitan Police Department report said Martin had access to credit and debit cards and may have carried about $20. Martin\u2019s family reported him missing on Jan. 5, according to the family and police.<\/p>\n \u201cMichael drinks occasional(ly) but does not do drugs,\u201d Metro wrote. \u201cMichael has no known medical conditions. He is not suicidal and can take care of himself.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s not clear why police said he might have been upset; part of the sentence referencing that is redacted.<\/p>\n Martin was \u201cpresumed\u201d to be traveling to the Indian Springs and Lee Canyon area to get his plane serviced, according to police.<\/p>\n Authorities searched hundreds of square miles for Martin but suspended search and rescue efforts Thursday<\/a> after finding no physical evidence, Nye County Director of Emergency Management Scott Lewis previously said.<\/p>\n This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact Noble Brigham at nbrigham@reviewjournal.com.<\/a> Follow @BrighamNoble<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n