Crime & Safety
Elderly Man Missing from Spotsylvania Home
Law enforcement share image, vehicle information in hopes of finding Jess Edward Gratehouse.
Update: Jess Edward Gratehouse was located in Greensboro, NC in good condition, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. He has been taken to a local hospital to be checked out.
Original Post: Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office is seeking help in finding Jess Edward Gratehouse. The missing 81-year-old man was last seen at 11 a.m. Monday.
Gratehouse suffers from dementia, according to a Sheriff's Office release. His credit card was last used at 6 p.m. Monday in New Market, Va.
Gratehouse is described as 5'0", 110 lbs., with green eyes and gray hair. He has a gray beard and a mosquito tattoo on his shoulder. He was last seen wearing white tennis shoes, blue jeans and an orange T-shirt.
His vehicle is a red 2006 Nissan pickup truck, with a Texas license plate: CNL7005.
Anyone with information on Gratehouse's whereabouts can call Spotsylvania County Crime Solvers at 800-928-5822 or 540-582-5822.
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