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Atlanta man, 20, reported missing

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April 29, 2013

A 20-year-old Atlanta man has been reported missing by his family.

Joel D. Chaney, who is reportedly slightly autistic, was last seen last Wednesday in the 400 block of Luckie Street, police said.

He is described as 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black leather jacket, a blue Polo shirt with white letters, black jeans with white back pockets, and cowboy boots.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call 911 or the Atlanta Police Department’s Adult Missing Persons Squad at 404-546-4235.

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