Sgt. Jeremy Varnell, 43, has been with the Flower Mound Police Department for 19 years. His family f

Flower Mound Chief of Police Andy Kancel talks about missing police Sgt. Jeremy Varnell, who was found in a Florida hotel room after disappearing following a marathon in San Antonio over the weekend.
Sgt. Jeremy Varnell, 43, has been with the Flower Mound Police Department for 19 years. His family filed a missing person's report after being unable to reach him after last hearing from him on Sunday evening, police said.
In a news conference Wednesday morning, Flower Mound Chief of Police Andy Kancel said Varnell was located at the Florida hotel by a police officer who was on patrol and running the license plates of cars parked at area hotels.
Kancel said he has not yet spoken to Varnell, but looks forward to hearing from the sergeant what has been going on and why he has missed work on Tuesday and Wednesday. Kancel added that Varnell is not subject to any criminal offenses and is not under any internal affairs investigations, though he may be disciplined for failing to report for duty. Kancel said the situation is now a personnel matter.
Editor's Note: Initially, San Antonio officers had told NBC 5 reporters Varnell was found in Lantana, which was reported to be the master-planned community in Denton County. That report was not accurate and we regret the error.