Richard Keith Perdue, known as Keith, was last seen the evening of January 22, 2018, in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Surveillance captured him leaving his residence through a side door at about 8:30 p.m. He was wearing black jogging pants and a dark blue hoodie. Perdue is described as a white male, 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 138 to 140 pounds, with black ear-length hair and blue eyes.

Perdue has several medical diagnoses, including autism and schizophrenia, and the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert the day after he disappeared, noting he was believed to be suffering from a cognitive impairment. Reports say he walked away from the Boger City Rest Home and staff did not report him missing until about two hours later. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office led searches in the area and used a drone to survey roughly a 300-meter diameter around the facility, but early efforts did not locate him.

The investigation remains open and the sheriff’s office has asked the public for any information. Did anyone in the Lincolnton area see Keith around January 22, 2018, or know where he might have gone?