A missing 83-year-old Cobb County man was found safe Tuesday night, police said.

A Mattie’s Call was issued earlier Tuesday for Charles William Poteat, who had last been seen around noon on Westmoreland Drive in Kennesaw.

Poteat was located in good condition at a Texaco gas station off I-75 around 9 p.m., Cobb police said.

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Carleigh Knight (left) and her sister, Natalie Rogovin, look at Christmas ornaments while shopping at Kudzu Antiques + Modern in Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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