UPDATE: The missing person has been located and is safe. Thank you to the public for your assistance.

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing person named Austin Leo Whitacre. The 21-year-old white male subject is 6’0”, 170 lbs., and has brown hair and hazel eyes. He may be in Maryland or Washington DC. He is also known to frequent the Route 17 corridor in Stafford County. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (540) 658-4400.