A Mattie’s Call has been canceled for a 73-year-old Ellenwood man, an Alzheimer’s patient who vanished Sunday afternoon, Clayton County police said.

Richard Andrews, who walked away from his home in the 3300 block of Hebron Way about 5 p.m.,  has returned, police said.

Police had been notified about the man's disappearance Monday.

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)