AMBER Alert: Search for Sebastian Rogers enters 2nd week
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SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The search for missing Sumner County teen Sebastian Rogers has stretched into a second week though authorities announced the search will now be scaled down.
According to Deputy Chief Eric Craddock with the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, the decision to scale back efforts does not “come lightly.”
“This does not diminish our commitment to finding Sebastian,” Craddock said. “This is simply us transitioning from the ground search to the investigative side.”
Despite no sightings of the teen, Craddock said officials have “no leads, no details to indicate that Sebastian is not alive.” Sumner County EMA Director Ken Weidner said officials will continue to man a command post in the area, with teams ready to go if they get any leads.
On Monday, crews again met at the command center around 7 a.m. for another day of searching.
The search has expanded in more ways than one. According to Weidner, the search radius has spanned at least five miles, through the urban and rural portions of Hendersonville.
TN AMBER Alert: Search for missing Sumner County teen Sebastian Rogers
Specialized search teams searched from the ground and air, with mountainous experts searching in caves and members of the TN National Guard walking from door to door.
The search utilized drones and helicopters, horses, search dogs, dive teams and as many as 200 officials walking the search zone.
Residents are still encouraged to check their property at least twice a day and check their trail cameras. Residents are asked to search in pairs because a single person could be mistaken for Sebastian.
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An anonymous group of Nashville business owners have pledged a minimum $3,000 reward for information leading to Sebastian’s whereabouts.
No further information has been released.
Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers, 15, was reported missing on Monday, Feb. 26 from the Beech area in Hendersonville.
Sebastian Rogers: Description
Sebastian is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, 120 pounds with dirty blond hair. He was last seen on Monday, Feb. 26 near Stafford Court wearing a black sweatshirt and black sweatpants, said the TBI.
AMBER Alert Issued
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) originally issued an Endangered Child Alert for Sebastian on the morning of Feb. 26 as multiple agencies took to the area to look for him.
Based on additional investigative information developed during the search, the TBI issued an AMBER Alert for Sebastian on the afternoon of Feb. 27. An AMBER Alert is issued when there is reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction has occurred and the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death, per the DOJ.
Multiple agencies including the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Nashville Fire Department, City of Hendersonville’s first responders, Sumner County Sheriff’s Office and Shackle Island Volunteer Fire have assisted in the search for Sebastian.
Who to Contact
If you have seen Sebastian or have info about his whereabouts, call the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office at (615) 451-3838 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
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