UPDATE: Jerome Kealty has been located and is safe. Thank you all for your assistance.

Mohave County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the community and asking for assistance in locating a missing person.

Jerome Leonard Kealty, 79, of Golden Valley, left his residence in the 6000 block of Abrigo Drive in a white Chevy Tahoe (license plate AZ EKJ15) at approximately 9:00 AM this morning. The vehicle is reported to have duct tape on the rear passenger side window. Family members alerted deputies that Jerome has Alzheimer’s and does not regularly drive. He is described as a white male adult, 6 feet tall and approximately 185 pounds, with long, gray hair and hazel eyes, and is reportedly wearing dark pants.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jerome Kealty is encouraged to contact the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office at 928-753-0753 and reference DR# 26-008231.