AMBER Alert for Sebastian Rogers: Officials searching Kentucky landfill

SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The search for Sebastian Rogers, a missing teen from Sumner County, took investigators to Kentucky Thursday, where investigators searched a landfill.

According to the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, the landfill in Kentucky is where trash went from Sebastian’s neighborhood in the Beech area. Officials called the search of the landfill a “precautionary measure to eliminate possible options and questions.”

AMBER Alert: Law enforcement scaling back search for Sebastian Rogers

A Kentucky State Police spokesperson, Ridge Porter, said detectives obtained a search warrant for the landfill located in White Plains.

“There is no specific information that indicates evidence related to the search for Sebastian may be there,” the sheriff’s office reported.

When a News 2 reporter arrived at the Hopkins County Regional Landfill, he spotted at least one Sumner County emergency vehicle and noticed multiple garbage trucks waiting outside the landfill. One driver said it was unusual that they weren’t allowed to go in. News 2 was also told to leave the property.

Thursday, March 7 marked one week and three days since Sebastian was reported missing, sparking a massive search covering thousands of miles around his home. However, officials said there still have been no signs of Sebastian.

The ground search was scaled back this week as authorities transitioned to the investigative side of the case. According to the sheriff’s office, investigators are working on eliminating and drumming up leads.

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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