Public’s help needed in locating a missing boy with autism

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old endangered child who has gone missing.

Romeo Santana Blue was last seen leaving his house in the 4000 block of SW 167th St. in Ocala around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday.

The fourteen-year-old has brown eyes and hair. According to the sheriff’s office, he weighs 128 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall. Blue was last seen wearing a blue shirt emblazoned with “NASA” and red basketball shorts with a white side stripe.

Blue, according to deputies, has autism and lacks his prescription medicine.

Please contact 911 if you have any information regarding Santana’s whereabouts or whereabouts.