Silver Alert lifted after missing man found

New Mexico State Police lifted a Silver Alert for a Tucumcari-area man after he was found last week in the Oklahoma City region.

NMSP issued the Silver Alert in early July for Carmel Cresenciano Jasper, 76, who had been last seen on May 30 at the Circle K convenience store on South First Street near Interstate 40 in Tucumcari.

Quay County Sheriff Dennis Garcia said Oklahoma City police found Jasper in that city in good health.

Garcia said he wasn't sure how Jasper ended up in Oklahoma City or why.

Authorities were trying to secure Jasper a bus ticket so he could be brought back home, Garcia said.

NMSP lifted the Silver Alert for Jasper on the evening of July 30.

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety issues a Silver Alert for an endangered person who has been confirmed as missing, who is 50 years and older and has "an irreversible deterioration of intellectual faculties."

Still missing from the region is Darrel Ray Johnson, 67, who last was seen on June 29 at Conchas Lake State Park northwest of Tucumcari.

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety issued a missing-person bulletin for Johnson the same week it issued the Silver Alert for Jasper.

Relatives repeatedly searched for Johnson at the lake and along Highway 104 that leads to the park.

Those who have information on Johnson should call NMSP at (575) 461-3300 or dial 911.