FOUND: Missing man with Down Syndrome found after missing for hours

Ronnie Woodard, 25, was last seen around 9:30 a.m. Monday at The Hope Adult Daycare in the 6100 block of Wilcrest Drive in southwest Houston. Witnesses at a nearby gas station just north of the daycare center spotted Woodard shortly after 9:30 a.m., but he was soon nowhere to be found. less Ronnie Woodard, 25, was last seen around 9:30 a.m. Monday at The Hope Adult Daycare in the 6100 block of Wilcrest Drive in southwest Houston. Witnesses at a nearby gas station just north of the daycare center ... more Photo: Submitted Photo: Submitted Image 1 of / 98 Caption Close FOUND: Missing man with Down Syndrome found after missing for hours 1 / 98 Back to Gallery

7:30 p.m. UPDATE:

Ronnie Woodard, 25, has been found, almost 12 hours after having gone missing from a southwest Houston adult daycare center, officials said.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Houston police are searching for a man with Down Syndrome who went missing Monday morning.

Ronnie Woodard, 25, was last seen around 9:30 a.m. Monday at The Hope Adult Daycare in the 6100 block of Wilcrest Drive in southwest Houston. Witnesses at a nearby gas station just north of the daycare center spotted Woodard shortly after 9:30 a.m.

Police said Woodard has Down Syndrome and needs to be returned home safely.

Woodard is described as a black male with black hair, and is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing 179 pounds.

He was last seen wearing black sweat pants with a gray stripe down the pant leg. He was also wearing a black hoodie, a black t-shirt and black tennis shoes.

Anyone with information about Woodard's whereabouts is urged to call the Houston Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 832-394-1840.

Jay R. Jordan is a breaking news reporter at Chron.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JayRJordan.