A Houston man who was alleged to have been missing for eight years was never actually missing, Houston police said on Thursday. Authorities said Thursday that Farias actually had multiple interactions with Houston police and he and his mother, Janie Santana, used fake names. The district attorney declined to file charges regarding the use of fake names. Farias' mother reported him missing in 2015, when he was 17 years old after he had taken the family's two dogs for a walk and the animals returned home without him. Authorities had presumed him to still be missing until last Thursday, June 29, when Farias was found outside a church at Avenue L and 76th Street, according to HPD. But officials now say Farias went back home within 48 hours after he was reported missing. Follow the this story's latest developments at houstonpublicmedia.org #HoustonPolice #HoustonMissing #RudyFarias