CHARLOTTE — A 30-year-old man missing in south Charlotte was found safe, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Detectives and crews from the Charlotte Fire Department were searching Wednesday night for Davonte Ponder, an autistic and non-verbal man.
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Ponder was found safe and reunited with his family, CMPD said after midnight on Thursday.
A Silver Alert was issued for Ponder, who was described as a Black man with a slim build who walks hunched over.
He was last seen on Beritstrasse Court near the Providence Country Club in south Charlotte around 4 p.m.
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