UPDATE: A 74-year-old man reported missing out of Charlotte County has been found safe, according to the county’s sheriff’s office.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Va. – Authorities are asking the public for help in locating a 74-year-old man who was last seen Monday in Charlotte County.
Virginia State Police issued a senior alert for Richard Bankston just before 6 p.m. Bankston was last seen on Richardson Road at 12:30 Monday afternoon in Keysville. At the time he was possibly wearing a long sleeve, dark-colored shirt and dark nylon sweatpants with white tennis shoes. He is 6′1″, weighs 200 pounds and has blue eyes.
Police said Bankston could be driving a gold, 2007 Toyota Camry with Virginia tags, AED-6053. Bankston has a cognitive impairment, so his disappearance poses a threat to his health and safety.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office at 434-542-5141.