Deputies search for missing 69-year-old man
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 69-year-old man reported missing after being released from jail.
Fred Lamar Branton, Sr. was reported missing by family around 1 p.m. Thursday after being released from the Al Cannon Detention Center.
Deputies say Branton takes medication, has dementia and gets agitated easily.
Branton is described as 6 feet tall and 160 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes.
Branton was last seen wearing a blue jacket, blue shirt, plaid shorts and a camouflage hat.
Deputies say he may be in the Folly Beach area.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office at 843-202-1700 or 843-743-7200 after hours.
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