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Missing College Park man found safe

By George Mathis
Dec 5, 2011

A missing mentally challenged man from College Park was found safe a day after his disappearance, police said.

Arnold Boyd Jr., 56, who goes by the name Cordie, was last seen Sunday at 1 p.m. walking in the Walden Park subdivision off West Stubbs Road, said Fulton County police.

Boyd was located unharmed at a QuikTrip station by a family member and returned home, police said.

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George Mathis has worked in the AJC newsroom since 1999 in a variety of roles including editing local news, blogger and columnist.

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