UPDATE: Pasco Police say Peeples has been found safe.

Pasco Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating 62 year old David Alexander Peeples.

Pasco police officers made contact with Peeples on Friday, September 24, describing him as suffering from physical injuries that were consistent with an assault. However, Peeples opted not to give any further details to PPD officers regarding how he got hurt.

His family members in Illinois reported that he returned to the Tri-Cities for a visit recently. Since he has arrived in Pasco, they have not been able to make contact with him.

David Alexander Peeples is 6-foot-4, 215 lbs with grey hair. Family members are concerned that he may have relapsed into drug issues.

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