Missing Person: Paulding Teen Gone Since Tuesday Morning

DALLAS, GA — Paulding County authorities are asking for help locating an 18 year old who walked away from his aunt's home on Tuesday and never returned.

James Wiley Smith, 18, was last seen at the home on Forrest Court in Dallas at about 10 a.m.

Family members told police he left his car, car keys, cellphone and tablet and walked away.

They say he had not threatened to hurt himself and no foul play is suspected. He got in trouble at school on Monday, which may be why he left so abruptly, police say.

Smith is described as a white male, 5'11" tall and weighing about 135 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white t-shirt and a gray University of Georgia hoodie.

Anyone with information about Smith's whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Paulding County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division at (770) 443-3015.

Photo courtesy Paulding County Sheriff's Office