Autistic man located safe after hours of search

An autistic man who had been the object of a search since yesterday afternoon has now been found safe. KAMC-28 said 27-year-old James Blake Roberts was been located after hours of searching on ground and by air. No details were immediately available on where he was located. The family contacted authorities after Roberts went missing after 2:30 p.m. yesterday at their house at 12708 County Road 1240 south of Wolfforth. Last night a DPS helicopter assisted Lubbock County authorities in the search.