Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers was last seen on February 26, 2024, in the area of Stafford Court in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and black, square-framed glasses. Sebastian has medical conditions, including autism, that may impair his ability to return safely without assistance.

If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers, please contact the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office at (615) 451-3838, or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND or TipsToTBI@tbi.tn.gov or  tips.fbi.gov Field Office:  Memphis.

Amber Alert has been issued on behalf of the Sumner County Sheriffs Office for Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers.

Sebastian is a 15-year-old white male, 5’5″ tall, 120lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. Sebastian was last seen on February 26, 2024 in the area of Stafford Court in Hendersonville, TN.

Sebastian was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and glasses. Sebastian has a medical condition that may impair his ability to return safely without assistance. If you have seen Sebastian or have information regarding his whereabouts, please contact the Sumner County Emergency Communications Center at 615-451-3838 or the TBI at 1-800-TB1-FIND.

Missing Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers was last seen on February 26, 2024, in the area of Stafford Court in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

He was wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and black, square-framed glasses.

Sebastian has medical conditions, including autism, that may impair his ability to return safely without assistance.

If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers, please contact the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office at (615) 451-3838, or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND or TipsToTBI@tbi.tn.gov or  tips.fbi.gov Field Office: Memphis.

On February 26, 2024, 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers disappeared from his Sumner County home, leading to a large-scale ground search that resulted in first responders covering about 2000 total miles in the effort to find him.

Areas have been searched for Sebastian Rogers

Within the first several days of the search, more than 2000 miles were searched on foot. Many of these areas were initially searched, and searched again. Law enforcement officers have searched the neighborhood, surrounding neighborhoods, schools, and many other areas of the county by foot. Bloodhounds and handlers have searched the same areas. There have been aerial searches with helicopter, drones, and a fixed wing plane. These aerial searches have been conducted on multiple days, and multiple nights, using thermal imaging technology. Sebastian’s residence, the yard, the house, the vehicles, have all been searched multiple times. The neighborhood where Sebastian lives has been canvassed. Neighbors’ houses have been searched. Sebastian is autistic, and his family says he is drawn to water. Pools in the neighborhood were searched. Dive teams were brought in, and bodies of water around the neighborhood and beyond that area were searched, including caves.

Technology used in search for Sebastian

Many neighbors and businesses have provided video from home and business surveillance systems. We are grateful for that cooperation. The video has been collected, and from the beginning of the investigation, has been analyzed, and enhanced where possible, by tech experts with the TBI, FBI, and Secret Service. To date, nothing gathered from these video systems has been determined to be significant. We do caution that some surveillance video being shared in the public may have been misinterpreted or misidentified, or not shown in its entirety. It has been determined that it does not hold any evidentiary significance to the investigation. Numerous search warrants have been executed. Cell phone data has been analyzed, and any other available digital evidence has been collected, searched, and documented. Information was collected from Sebastian’s gaming system and has been analyzed. With help from the FBI, vehicles that were placed in the area at or around the time of Sebastian’s disappearance have been accounted for. These videos and all the electronic evidence that has already been reviewed, is often also being re-investigated.

Monday, Feb. 26

• 11:17 am Endangered Child Alert was issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) on behalf of the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office.
• 4:35 pm TBI sent out another alert at 4:35 p.m. asking residents living in the area around Beech High School and along Long Hollow Pike to check their outbuildings, garages, and cars in case Sebastian was using any as hiding places.

Tuesday, Feb. 27: AMBER

• Alert issued due to increasing as colder temperatures were expected to move into the area. Tuesday, Feb. 27, searchers had covered over 2,000 miles on foot and went through Sebastian’s home multiple times.

Wednesday, Feb. 28:

• TBI puts out a statement explaining why Sebastian’s parents were unable to share more details about the missing teen.

Thursday, Feb. 29,

• officials said they had received several tips amid calls for people to check their surveillance cameras, but none were confirmed sightings of Sebastian.

Saturday, March 2:

• A reward was offered for information. An anonymous group of business owners in the Nashville area pledged a minimum cash reward of $3,000.

Monday, March 4:

• Search is scaled back. The search was scaled back, and a new search effort has since led investigators across state lines to a Kentucky landfill.

Thursday, March 7:

• Officials search the landfill. Kentucky State Police spokesperson Ridge Porter said that detectives had obtained a search warrant for the Hopkins County Regional Landfill in White Plains. The sheriff’s office said that investigators are now working on eliminating and drumming up leads. Officials called the search of the landfill a “precautionary measure to eliminate possible options and questions.”
• Aerial video footage from local news outlets captured a white tarp covering part of the landfill area while officers were seen digging through the trash for clues.
• Authorities added that Sebastian’s family has been cooperative with the investigation