Silver Alert issued for Baxter County man

Arkansas State Police has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Mountain Home man.

In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, police say that 48-year-old John Thompson was last known to be at Mountain Valley Condos no. 18 near Dryers Mountain about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Johnson is described as a 5-foot-11 white man with short brown hair, blue eyes and a beard and mustache that's short and graying. He was last seen wearing a T-shirt, bluejeans and a black bomber jacket.

Police say Johnson is handicapped and suffers from depression and "some mental illness."

Anyone with information about Johnson's whereabouts is asked to call Chief Carry Manuel with the Mountain Home Police Department at (870) 425-6336.

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Arkansas State Police

John Thompson of Mountain Home

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