UPDATE: The statewide Silver Alert for a Butler County man has been canceled. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office reported that Joseph Hayes, 71, was located safe around 4:30 p.m. Friday evening near Benton, Arkansas.
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A statewide silver alert has been issued for a missing Butler County man. Joseph Hayes, 71, left his home in Towanda on Monday, June 20, en route to Anniston, Alabama to visit family. He never made it. Hayes was driving a 2014 Black Dodge Ram 1500 bearing Kansas tag 576HZW.
Hayes was discovered by law enforcement in Arkansas after a citizen report. He was transported to the hospital to be medically evaluated, but will soon be reunited with his family.
Hayes is a white mam. He is around 5 ft. 8 in. tall, and weighs 175 lbs. He has blue eyes and grey hair.
While traveling, he contacted family and informed them that he got turned around in the Fort Worth, Texas area. They suggested he turn around and head back to Kansas. Joseph Hayes never arrived in Kansas.
On Thursday, June 23, Joseph Hayes’s vehicle was spotted via license plate reader in Williamson County, Texas. One of his daughters made contact with him via telephone on Sunday, June 26, and he believed he was in the Dallas, Texas area.
Hayes has suffered a previous stroke, has high blood pressure, and family indicates he has shown signs of dementia. If anyone has contact with Mr. Hayes please contact your local law enforcement agency to check his welfare.