Man with schizophrenia reported missing in Los Angeles County

| Image courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Authorities on Friday sought the public’s help to locate a 48-year-old man with schizophrenia who was last contacted in Los Angeles County.

John Michael Wehrly last spoke with family members about 10:50 a.m. on Oct. 14, though his exact whereabouts were not known, according to Deputy David Yoo of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Wehrly is white, 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 280 pounds, with brown eyes, curly brown hair and a full beard. He is also known to frequent the Whittier area.

Anyone with information on Wehrly’s whereabouts was asked to contact the LASD Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.

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