As the search for missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham is nearly at its second week, police have released a description of a man whom witnesses saw speaking to her at Charlottesville's Downtown Mall the morning of her disappearance.

According to a description from the police, the "person of interest" appears to be an African-American man, somewhere in his late 20s to early 30s.  He is approximately 5 feet 10 to 11 inches tall and weighs somewhere between 250 and 285 pounds.  He was seen wearing a white shirt and black jeans and had a closely shaved head, a goatee, and a bit of a beer belly.

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Previously in the investigation, videos from CCTV cameras outside Sal's Caffe Italia at 1:06 a.m. and a few minutes later at 1:08 a.m., in front of Tuel's Jewelers, both located on E. Main Street., showed a man who seemed to be following Graham.

Charlottesville Police Capt. Gary Pleasants, reports that the man in the videos has already come forward to police and informed them that he saw another man put his arm around the girl, appearing to him like he was helping her.

Police are now hoping that the second man will come forward as well to speak to them and aid in the investigation.

The "person of interest" whom police have described was not in the videos that were released on Thursday morning, but was seen by eyewitnesses speaking to Graham at 1:15 a.m.  

Police are asking the public to call them if they have any information on the man, or if they have witnessed anything else that may help investigators.  

The City of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia, as well as many local businesses and residents, pooled together enough money to offer $50,000 as a reward for information that will lead the police to finally find the 18-year-old Graham.

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