VSP: Missing Chesapeake 19-year-old with autism found

19-year-old Jacob Donald Skeates (Credit: Virginia State Police) (WSLS)

Chesapeake, VirginiaUPDATE

Virginia State Police has canceled the missing person alert for 19-year-old Jacob Skeates, who they say has been found.

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Skeates was reported missing out of Chesapeake on May 21, as we reported below.

Other details are limited at this time.


ORIGINAL STORY

Virginia State Police has issued a missing person with autism alert on behalf of the Chesapeake Police Department.

19-year-old Jacob Donald Skeates was last seen Sunday, May 21 at 4:05 p.m. on foot at 1059 Eden Way North in Chesapeake.

Skeates is described as a white male, 5′ 9″, 130 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair. Police say he is possibly wearing a light blue sweatshirt, khaki pants, and white tennis shoes.

According to the alert, the missing person has been diagnosed with autism and their disappearance poses a credible threat to their health and safety.

Contact the Chesapeake Police Department with any information regarding Skeates whereabouts at 757-382-6161.


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