Crime & Safety

Missing Cranston Man Found, in Hospital

Friends and Family of Jay Walker, who went missing in Texas last week, report that he is OK and in the hospital.

Cranston native Jason "Jay" Walker, who went missing last week in Texas, has been found.

Family members said this morning that Walker was found by a police officer and is now in a hospital in Terrell, Texas.

Walker was last seen on Monday Feb. 27 in Austin, Texas, friends and family became worried about his well being when he posted a few distressing messages on Facebook.

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"He has been going through financial and emotional trouble and may be a danger to himself," stated the alert that circulated widely on the Internet.

Walker apparently has been in the hospital for days, unaware of the search for his whereabouts.

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