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East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office: Missing man with dementia found

UPDATE: The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office says Paul Pearson has been found.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in locating a missing man.

The sheriff’s office says 54-year-old Paul Pearson was last seen at 1:09 p.m. wearing a black coat, brown dress shirt, grey slacks, and brown dress shoes. Pearson is diagnosed with dementia and has a history of wandering off, according to the sheriff’s office.

He is described as medium build, 6’06”, and 160 lbs. He was last seen heading south on Bluebonnet Boulevard towards I-10.

Photo courtesy of the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.