Houston police said the son of U.S. Rep. John Conyers, 21-year-old University of Houston sophomore Carl Conyers, has been found safe Friday morning.
Carl Conyers, 21, a sophomore at the University of Houston, was reported missing Tuesday afternoon.
Conyers was found at about 2:15 a.m. in the Houston area, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said. Conyers was unharmed, and was interviewed by investigators.
Police did not release further details on the circumstances surrounding the incident. Investigators added they are not looking for any suspects, but information remains preliminary.
Conyers' girlfriend, Daisha Lewis, told WWJ Newsradio 950 in Detroit that she was supposed to meet him on campus Wednesday but that he never showed. When she and friends checked his apartment they found some clothes and other items missing.
NBCDFW has reached out to the congressman's office but has not yet received a reply. An Associated Press report said the congressman said his family notified the FBI and that they are very worried about his son.
Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said the department is working with the FBI and Secret Service to find the missing student. Smith said the Secret Service is involved because Carl Conyers is the son of a congressman.
Conyers, whose Michigan district includes parts of Detroit, is the longest-serving member of the House and is the first black person to hold that distinction. He was first elected in 1964. His wife, Monica, is in Texas awaiting any developments in the search.
"I'm very worried," the Detroit Democrat told The Detroit News on Thursday. "It's very unlike him. He's a very stable young guy."
A spokeswoman for the congressman issued a statement saying the family asks for privacy "as they work through this situation of uncertainty."
Carl Conyers' roommate, Chet Ball, suggested Conyers may have been overwhelmed by his studies.
"School can be hard on a person," Ball told reporters outside of their apartment. "Stress is very serious."
Corey Gentry, a friend and schoolmate of Conyers, told the Houston Chronicle that Conyers is active on campus, as president of the school's Black Business Students Association and a member of an arts group called Uncommon Colors.
"Usually Carl's a very logical and rational thinker," Gentry said.
Houston police asked anyone with information about Conyers' disappearance call them at 713-884-3131 or 832-394-1840.
Hope he's OK, but it ain't looking good.
Nevermind, he was found safe.
