Man who disappeared during Denver Broncos game is former Neosho resident

The man who vanished during the second half of the Denver Broncos-San Diego Chargers football game Thursday, Paul Kitterman, 53, is a former Neosho resident.

Area social media has been abuzz today with questions about Kitterman, with at least one noting that 1979 Neosho High School graduate Paul Kitterman was living in Colorado.

Tia Bakke, who gave Kitterman and his stepson, Jarod Tonneson, their tickets to the game and rode with the pair on the two-hour drive from Kremmling, said this type of behavior is not customary of Kitterman. He was not intoxicated, and he had no mental health issues, she said.

What's more, he had plans this week -- to do some construction work and to go hunting.

"Paul did not just walk away on his own," she said. "Something bad has happened to him."

Police have told Bakke they believe Kitterman simply walked away, she said, and because he's an adult, it's not a crime.