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Silver Alert issued for missing 62-year-old man from Caldwell County

CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing 62-year-old man from Caldwell County.

Officials said Jon Richard Nelson may be suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment.

He was last seen along Grady Place in Lenoir.

He is described as having short, brown hair with hazel eyes, weighs about 170 pounds and is 6 feet tall.

If you have any information about this case, you are asked to call the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office at 828-758-2324.

This is an ongoing investigation. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.