Former army reservist linked to neo-Nazi group missing, sought by RCMP

Patrik Mathews was reported missing after being accused of recruiting for The Base

The man accused of recruiting for a global neo-Nazi terrorist group while serving in Canada's Army Reserves has gone missing, and his boss is pleading with him to contact his distraught family.

On Monday, Beausejour RCMP in Manitoba got a missing persons report for Patrik Mathews, 26, who was last seen on Saturday evening by his father, who reported him missing on Monday evening.

Mathews's alleged ties to the group known as The Base led to his release from the Armed Forces this week.

Efforts to contact and locate him by family and police have been unsuccessful since the report was received," says an RCMP statement.

"This is a missing person investigation. There is no warrant for arrest and there are no charges pending against the individual."

Mathews's boss last saw him on Friday. He asked for permission to leave work early so he could turn in his military kit and resign from the Forces.

"I told him, 'We'll ride this out with you, we've got your back, but I can't see any scenario that will play out well unless you disassociate from that group,'" said his boss, who is not being named by CBC News because he owns a construction company in rural Manitoba and is concerned about putting his livelihood at risk. Mathews does not work in the community in which he lives.

His boss expected Mathews to phone him early Monday morning to get details on his roofing job, which Mathews does like clockwork every day, but that call never came.

He tried to reach Mathews, but his phone went straight to voicemail, something his boss said is unusual — he would always answer unless he's in an area with no cellphone service.

Family members are concerned for the well-being of Patrik Mathews, who hasn't been seen since Saturday. (RCMP)

Later that day, when Mathews's father called to see if he was at work, everyone started getting concerned, the boss said.