Tupelo PD asking for help finding missing elderly man

UPDATE 2/25/19: There was a possible sighting of Essex in Columbus.

Updated picture of Rommie Essex.

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – Tupelo Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing senior citizen.

Rommie Lee Essex, 79, was last seen at his apartment complex, Pines Apartments, in Tupelo, on February 19.

Essex is 5’5 and weighs about 130 lbs.

His family said he may have dementia.

If you know where Essex may be call the Tupelo Police Department or 911.