MISSING: Mattie’s Call activated for missing Georgia man with autism

Police in Georgia, just south of Atlanta, activated a Mattie’s Call for a 37-year-old man who hasn’t been seen since he was discharged Friday morning from Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Fox 5 reports.

A Mattie’s Call is Georgia’s emergency alert for disabled or elderly people.

Midrecus Richards has been diagnosed with autism and bipolar disorder; he is also asthmatic.

Richards is described as 6 feet four inches tall, about 240 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. When he was last seen, he was wearing a red, long-sleeved shirt, gray sweatpants, black shoes, and a black skullcap.

The Clayton County Police Department asks anyone who sees him to call 911 or the department at 770-477-3747.

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[Featured image: Midrecus Richards/Clayton County Police Department]