Gary Wayt, Fiancé of Teen Mom Star Amber Portwood, Found After Reporting Her Missing

Amber Portwood's fiancé Gary Wayt has been found, five days after she reported him missing following an “emotional” discussion between them on Sunday.

The Bryson Town Police Department confirmed Friday that Wyat had been “located” on Facebook.

“The case is closed,” authorities wrote in the post, after noting that “no further information” was available to share “at this time.”

Neither Portwood, 34, nor Wayt, 39, have spoken publicly since he was “found.”

Beneath the post, social media users said they were “so happy” that he had been found.

“This is incredible news,” another commented under the Facebook post.

On Tuesday morning, Wayt was spotted in Weatherford, Oklahoma, more than 1,200 miles west of where he disappeared Sunday night after leaving his phone in their North Carolina hotel room and walking away. be returned to a local Walgreens.

The 39-year-old groom-to-be “had a calm, nonchalant demeanor” and introduced himself as “Gary” to the alleged witness, who then contacted the Bryson City Police Deputy. Chief Wayne Dover – according to TMZ.

It's the first sign that Gary is “alive and healthy,” noted Dover, who has been in contact with the FBI and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation for help on the case.

Page Six reported Thursday that the Bryson City Police Department received a notification that Wayt's Indiana license plate, “WLH 616,” was on an Oklahoma highway and obtained video of him driving his gray 2009 Nissan Rogue.

A Verizon employee also alerted BCPD that Gary had visited their store in Oklahoma, but it is unclear if he purchased anything.

“His parents, everyone is very worried. I'm worried. We're really scared right now,” Amber told YouTube vlogger Elle Bee on Tuesday.

“There was no big fight or anything like that… Nobody was heated or anything, it was emotional because it had something to do with the fact that his parents were Vietnamese and that I am who I am. He was very upset about it, I was upset. We don't yell at each other, we don't hurt each other.

Portwood revealed Wayt's SUV didn't have GPS as she screamed, “We're very much in love.” This man asked me to be with him, this man then asked me to marry him. Please, if anyone sees it or hears anything, please, I'm begging you all.

In a social media post from the Bryson City Police Department, Wayt was described by police as 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 205 pounds. Authorities also noted that he was bald and had brown eyes.

The 34-year-old reality star – who suffers from bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder – first met Gary last September through a dating app and they got engaged at the end of May.

“I'm not what people have been saying about me all these years,” Amber said, defending her character.

“I changed a long time ago, okay? You must understand this. Please listen to what I say, I'm an honest person to you guys.

Portwood famously lost custody of her six-year-old son James Andrew Glennon in 2022 after being charged with two counts of domestic battery and one count of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon (one machete) against her Cali-based baby Andrew Glennon in 2019.

The hot-tempered ex-con shares equal custody of his 15-year-old daughter, Leah Leann Shirley, with ex-fiancé Gary Shirley after her year-long stint in prison in 2012-2013 following an altercation in front of the camera with him.

Amber — who currently commands $75 on Cameo — spent most of her life employed by the former cable music network after her debut, at 18, on 16 and Pregnant in 2009.

She currently stars in the second season of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, which airs Thursdays on MTV.