TAMPA, Fla. -- UPDATE: Tampa police say missing 23-year-old Jonathan Everett has been found safe and reunited with his family.
ORIGINAL: The Tampa Police Department is searching for a 23-year-old autistic man who was last seen around 11 p.m. on Friday.
- Tampa police searching for Jonathan Everett
- Everett has mental capacity of a 5-year-old
- Everett tends to frequent Rowlett Park
Police are asking for the public's help in locating Jonathan Akhilil Everett, who has the mental capacity of a 5-year-old.
Police say his mother woke up around 5:15 a.m. and discovered that Everett was not in his room and that the front door was unlocked.
He was last seen wearing red pajama bottoms and an orange tank top, but could have changed, officials said.
Police say Everett tends to frequent Rowlett Park, located at 2401 E Yukon Street in Tampa. His mother also said Everett his afraid of water.
Anyone who has information on Everett's whereabouts is asked to call the Tampa Police Department at (813) 276-3200.