CHINLE, Arizona — Navajo Police search for 34-year-old Michael Royal Lincoln, last contacted by phone on March 18, 2025, and last seen in person in 2022. Lincoln, a member of the Chinle District, may be in a rehabilitation center in Mesa, Arizona, though his current whereabouts remain unconfirmed.
Lincoln is described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. He has a tattoo on the right side of his neck that reads “Royal,” along with a piercing on his lower lip and a nose ring. His clothing at the time of his disappearance is unknown. Lincoln has been entered into the National Crime Information Center database as a missing person, reflecting the seriousness of the case.
The Navajo Nation, spanning parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, has faced ongoing challenges with missing persons cases—Navajo Police reported 82 active missing persons cases in 2023, some dating back decades. The Chinle District, where Lincoln is from, has been a focal point for such incidents, with historical cases like the 2022 disappearance of Michael Aaron Charley near Navajo Route 27. Anyone with information on Lincoln’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Navajo Police Department Chinle District at 928-674-2111 or 928-674-2112.
