The search for missing Tennessee teenager Sebastian Rogers is set to continue as volunteers searching for the 15-year-old autistic boy are forced to scale back their efforts after members say they are receiving threats. It is showing development.
The United Cajun Navy, a nonprofit search and rescue group, announced Friday that it had called off the search for Rogers for the day due to “increasing safety concerns” surrounding the search. He left his Hendersonville bedroom barefoot and carrying a flashlight.
“Today’s search for Sebastian Rogers has been called off. Due to increased safety concerns and the approaching Easter holiday, we will be withdrawing and regrouping as of this morning,” the group wrote on Facebook. It has been decided,” he posted. “This decision was not taken lightly. [and was] Created with the safety of all volunteers in mind. I would like to thank all the volunteers who were planning the search operation today. ”
Sebastian Rogers has been missing for more than a month after leaving his Hendersonville bedroom barefoot and carrying a flashlight. (TBI)
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The post does not go into detail about the threats, but Cajun Navy Vice President Brian Trasher told Fox News Digital that two members of the group have received threats.
Trasher said a male volunteer encountered a man in a hotel parking lot and was threatened.
Trasher said a female volunteer was also threatened by another man over the phone and shared the recording with Fox News Digital.
In the tape, the man calls a female volunteer and accuses her and another volunteer of driving onto his property and gathering a crowd. He said he contacted the sheriff’s office about the incident.
“We’re letting the community know about you,” the man said, claiming he was calling to make sure the group wasn’t doing anything illegal. “You guys are out of control. As a community, we’re going to get you out of here.”
The volunteer said the passenger in the car was a local resident and that the car in question was trying to turn around at the time. She said she even called the man in advance to ask him where to park.
Mr Trasher said the incident raised safety concerns for his team and the public search was called off as a result. They will continue to search for Rogers privately, but will not reveal where they are searching.
Sebastian Rogers was last seen on the night of February 26th. (TBI)
Fox News Digital contacted the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office but did not receive a response.
This incident is the latest development in this mysterious case.
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office issued an Amber Alert after Sebastian was last seen near Stafford Court last month.
Sebastian’s mother, Katie Proudfoot, told Fox & Friends on Thursday morning that the family doesn’t know where Sebastian is.
“Honestly, we don’t know where he is… We haven’t found any substantive evidence to find out where he’s been or where we’ve gone,” Proudfoot said. said. That’s why we’re asking for help. ”
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Katie said she heard noises coming from Sebastian’s room on the night of February 25 and told him to be quiet. The next morning he was gone.
After the teenager’s disappearance, Katie drove about three hours from her home to meet her husband and Sebastian’s stepfather, Chris Proudfoot, but some are wondering why she left the area where her son was last seen. Some wondered if it would go far away.
“We’re leafleting in every direction possible. But at the same time, we’ve had quite a few people sending us very threatening and hateful messages. They’re coming after us. .They’re trying to drive past our house.” “They’re working for hours day and night, and they’re causing a nuisance to the neighbors.The neighbors are very upset and worried.” . They’re worried about their safety at the moment,” Katie said, adding that she felt leaving the neighborhood would help calm the situation.
Sebastian’s father, Seth Rogers, told WSMV that he was searching Natchez Trace State Park in West Tennessee because he feared his son was “dropped off” there, but he doesn’t know why. He did not say what he thought.
According to his parents, Sebastian left his room on the night of February 26th without wearing shoes and carrying a flashlight. (TBI)
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is asking Hendersonville residents to check “anywhere a teen could hide, including on their property, outbuildings, under decks, in boats and cars.” I encourage it. The agency said first responders traveled a total of about 2,000 miles in the first few days searching for the missing 15-year-old boy.
“At this stage of the investigation, there are few clues as to what happened to Sebastian or where he is,” the FBI said in a March 22 update. “At this time, there is no evidence that there are any criminal elements involved in his disappearance. But there is also no evidence that there are no criminal elements involved. “We are considering all possibilities that indicate criminal elements are involved,” Sebastian said. ”
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Sebastian is described as a white male, 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants and glasses.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Sumner County Emergency Communications Center at 615-451-3838 or the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
FOX News’ Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
