Deputies searching for missing man with Alzheimer’s in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who suffers from memory loss.

The sheriff’s office said Joseph Kinchen, 74, was last seen leaving a business on Cortana Place and walking toward Tom Drive around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. He was wearing an orange shirt and black pants with white stripes on the legs.

Kinchen is around 5-foot-11, weighs about 180 pounds and has white hair and blue eyes.

Kinchen suffers from Alzheimer’s and diabetes, deputies said.

Anyone with information that can help locate Kinchen should contact the sheriff’s office by calling (225) 389-5000.