03/01/21
A 21-year-old autistic Iowa City man reported missing from his Plain View Drive home Saturday afternoon was located 24 hours later, miles away.
Iowa City police received a missing persons report around 4:30pm on Siraj White-Wright. He was last seen wearing a sweater, jeans and no coat. He reportedly left home on foot, and doesn’t drive.
On Sunday afternoon, calls came in about a possible sighting of White-Wright walking southbound on Highway 218. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department later got a call about a possible sighting of the man just South of Kalona at approximately 12:30am.
A motorist found White-Wright at approximately 4:45pm Sunday south of Burlington. He was reported to be in good condition, and arrangements were made for him to be reunited with his family.
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(ICPD news release) The police received a report of a missing person on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Siraj White-Wright was reported missing from his home on Plain