MACON, Ga. — UPDATE: He was found safe, according to a release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help finding a man whose family says "has the mind of a young child," the sheriff's office said in a press release.
They say Eric Lawson was last seen around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday at his home in the 2500 block of Allan Way.
The press release says that Lawson is mentally handicapped and "if approached, may appear to be frightened and may run." They also say he requires medication that they don't believe he took on Tuesday.
They describe Lawson as a white man, in his late 30s, clean-shaven with "possibly some stubble and short dark hair." He is 5 foot 2 inches and weighs 170 pounds.
They say this is not the first time Lawson has walked away from home and, in previous instances, he has been found as far away from home as Gray, Lizela and Warner Robins.
They say if you have any information on Lawson's whereabouts, you can call the Bibb County Sheriff's Office at 478-751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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