*Daeshun Tyree Hunt, 24, called the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 29 to let them know he was safe, several hours after authorities released information about his disappearance.

Capt. Joel Shores, of the sheriff’s office, said Hunt told deputies that he was not actually missing." He called in and said he didn’t want to go back home," Shores said.*

The Cleveland Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Daeshun Tyree Hunt.

Hunt, 24, was last seen at the Waffle House in Shelby on Tuesday evening, according to the sheriff's office.

Sheriff's office officials said that Hunt may be suffering from a mental illness and is known to hang out at local restaurants around Shelby.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a navy style jacket, white shoes with Velcro straps, a white toboggan, green headphones and a Cleveland Community College drawstring backpack. According to reports, he also always wears sunglasses and carries a liter bottle of water with a squirt top with the label torn off.

Hunt is a black male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighting approximately 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on Hunt's whereabouts should contact the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office at 704-484-4822 or Crimestoppers at 704-481-TIPS.

- Staff report