SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than 91 days, or nearly 2,200 hours, have passed since 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers was reported missing from his family’s Tennessee home on Feb. 26 before an AMBER Alert was later released.
Since then, search efforts and investigations have progressed in Sumner County.
Sebastian’s biological father, Seth Rogers, told NewsNation affiliate WKRN the goal is the same as the first day he was reported missing: find his son.
Rogers said every day is a day Sebastian could turn up.
“God’s protecting him right now, and He will bring him home,” Seth said. “We just have to look in the right places.”
He explained that he has kept Sebastian enrolled at Beech High School since February and will re-enroll him in the fall, hoping to have his son back by then.
“I need people to be positive,” Seth said. “Positive that we can find him, positive that we can find him tomorrow, you know, I need people to keep the faith with me. I need people to continue to pray that we find him.”
As families all over the country spent time together over Memorial Day weekend, Seth continued searching for his son by mapping out possible search routes.
Rogers said he would search the area for Sebastian with a close group of people this week.
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office has continued to investigate, saying last Monday in part: “While we cannot disclose specific details of the ongoing investigation, please be assured that we are leaving no stone unturned to resolve this case. We have been working closely with various law enforcement partners, including the FBI, since the start of this case.”
Seth told WKRN that he will not allow his son’s case to become a cold case as the search continues.
“When people stop looking, when people lose faith, it becomes a cold case, and I am not going to lose faith,” Rogers said. “I think everybody is helping to keep the faith. Keep the prayers strong.”
As investigations and searches continue, community members have kept Sebastian’s name and face in the public eye through fliers, prayer vigils, and a motorcycle ride in his honor.
“I mean, that is where the hope comes in, that maybe you just reach that one individual that has seen something,” Sumner County Commissioner (District 18) Don Schmit said.
“I am looking for you, buddy,” Seth said. I am looking for you, son. I am not going to stop, not until I find you, not until you are back in my arms.”