‘Golden Alert’ issued for missing Lexington man

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Golden Alert was issued just after midnight Thursday for a missing Lexington man who has early onset dementia, according to Lexington Police.

Investigators say 85-year old Dwight Newton was last seen on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, around 6:00 p.m., when he left to visit his wife’s gravesite at the Bluegrass Memorial Cemetery in Nicholasville.

Investigators say he could also be near the Versailles Road area.

He was driving a gray 2005 Kia Sorento with Kentucky license plate 065MXL, according to police.

The family says despite the early onset dementia, Newton refuses treatment and medication.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Lexington Police at 859-258-3600 or 911.