Allen Byfield, 74, was last seen at 731 County Road 1310 in Chickasha, Oklahoma.By Heather Hope, News 9
GRADY COUNTY, Oklahoma -- Grady
County officials say 74-year-old Allen Byfield was spotted in Caddo County, Thursday morning, after being missing since Tuesday afternoon.
A silver alert was issued for Byfield on Tuesday.
Sheriff Jim Weir of the Grady
County Sheriff's Office says a highway patrol officer spotted
Byfield around 10 a.m. asking for directions to Chickasha.
Weir says Byfield suffers from
Alzheimer's disease and is taking dementia medication. He believes Byfield
could be in serious danger.
"Well, my fear is he's going to run out of money and run out of gas," Weir said. "And
he'll be out in the middle of nowhere, and if the temperature could drop, then
he could succumb to the elements."
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Weir
says Byfield was last seen on Tuesday at 721 County Road 1310 in Chickasha.
Byfield was also spotted in Elgin around 8 p.m. on Wednesday night and Thursday
morning at a store in Cyril. Deputies believe Byfield was headed east on State
Highway 19 near State Highway 58.
Byfield is about 5' 10" tall and was last seen wearing a long-sleeved plaid flannel shirt with
blue jeans, a baseball cap and glasses. He drives a gray 2006 Dodge pickup
truck with a broken taillight on the driver's side. His Oklahoma tag is 819GZR.
Authorities
say Byfield has a gray Yorkshire Terrier with him too.
If you've seen Byfield or have
any information on his whereabouts, you're asked to contact the Grady County
Sheriff's Office at 224-0984.
